Power Shortage

Power crisis: Railways cancels 42 passenger trains across two zones to facilitate coal freight movement

Officials said that in total, the railways has cancelled 753 trips -- 363 of mail or express trains and 390 of passenger trains -- in the SCER and the NR railway zones

'Absolute baseless': Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman rubbishes reports of coal shortage in India

“There are not going to be any deficiencies which may lead to any shortfall of supply. So that takes care of India's power situation. We are now a power surplus country," added Sitharaman.

Coal crisis: Centre warns states against selling share of unallocated power at a higher rate

In case of surplus power, states have been requested to intimate to the Government of India so that this power can be reallocated to other needy states, said the power ministry in a statement

Nepal scraps major hydropower plant deal with China Gezhouba Group Corporation, cites lapses in award process

Nepal has scrapped a $2.5 billion deal with China Gezhouba Group Corporation to build the country’s biggest hydropower plant, citing lapses in the award process, the energy minister said.

Emergency measures: Coal India rushes to supply to power plants critically short of fuel

Coal India is rushing to supply coal it has sourced from railway sidings, loading areas and other places over the years to feed power plants critically short of the fuel, a company official with knowledge of the matter said.

Why the gas price hike isn't a panacea for India's power shortage

In order to meet the higher costs of power, discoms will have to either increase prices proportionately or seek government subsidy. The latter seems to be the only way out as increasing electricity prices will be a politically upopular decision

17 states to face power shortage this year, Southern states worst hit

As many as 17 states are expected to witness significant power supply shortages this fiscal, with Tamil Nadu projected to receive less than three-fourth of its total electricity requirements.

Power outages: India needs urgent infra funding, says S&P

Blackout was a consequence of capacity growth and infrastructure improvements that severely lag the country's mushrooming demand for power," said S&P.

Coal shortage leads to power cuts across the country

The country has been facing a power crisis owing to coal shortage and officials say it may take a couple of days more to resolve the issue. <br /><br />

Coal shortage at power stations worsens, stock levels lowest since mid-2012

The number of thermal power plants with less than seven days of coal stocks has risen to 56 this week from 52 last week, government data showed on Wednesday.<br />