Coal

China doubles down on coal amidst rise in domestic energy demand

The push to shore up coal power has alarmed analysts who warn that it will make an eventual transition to a renewables-dominated energy mix more difficult

How US president Joe Biden learnt from his mistakes and scored a win on climate plan

Many pieces of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda have been thrown overboard, but his proposals on climate change remain largely intact

India heading towards another power crisis in July-August, says report

The current coal stock stands at 13.5 million tonnes at pithead power stations and 20.7 MT cumulatively at all power plants across the country

Rajasthan: Centre forcing states to buy 'three-times costly' imported coal, says Ashok Gehlot

The Rajasthan chief minister said the state may have to bear a burden of Rs 1,736 crore if it purchases the imported coal, as stated by the power ministry

Power crisis: Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal couldn't build up coal stocks due to pending dues

Coal India on Monday said its fuel supply to the power sector increased by 15.6 per cent in April 2022, compared to the same month last year

India's coal production rises 28% to 66.1 million tonnes in April on strong demand from power sector

As per the provisional data of the Ministry of Coal, the total offtake of the coal sector was 70.8 MT during the month, the power sector offtake touched 61.7 MT in April. At the same time, coal supplies to the power sector from Coal India alone stood at 49.7 MT

Uttar Pradesh: 12 wagons of coal-laden freight train derail in Etawah

The incident comes at a time when powers plants across the country are struggling to keep up with the rising demand of electricity as they struggle with acute coal shortages

Coal shortage may lead to power outages in Delhi metro and hospitals, warns minister Satyendar Jain

The Delhi power minister has written to the Centre requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to the Capital

Indian Railways deploys additional rakes to transport coal to power plants, supplies record million tonnes in 2021-22

According to the Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways has loaded a record 653 million tonnes of coal as compared to 542 million tonnes in the previous year. There has been a growth of 20.4 per cent

China promotes coal-fired power in setback for efforts to cut emissions

China is one of the biggest investors in wind and solar, but leaders called for more coal-fired power after economic growth plunged last year and shortages caused blackouts and factory shutdowns