Coal Problems In India

The demand for power has risen in April due to heatwave and people in different parts of the country are facing power cuts. The problem has been accentuated by a steep rise in prices of imported coal due to Russia-Ukraine conflict.

India is facing possible energy supply problems in the coming months due to coal shortages and a post-pandemic surge in demand, the power minister said in a report published Tuesday.

Coal problems are now history and the target is to further boost domestic production to cut down on the imports that will result in savings to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore this year, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today.

Coal pool pricing is likely to lead to revision in power tariff but it shouldn't be a big problem, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said today.

Taking forward the process to assess reserves of its mines in Mozambique, Coal India (CIL) today invited bids for taking up drilling at the blocks. The development comes at a time when the coal producer is facing problems in enhancing the coal production and the country is facing shortage of the fossil fuel.

India suffered the worst blackouts in history this week. The lights are back on, for now, but the crisis is evidence of deep problems in a sector teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for the second time in a decade. State utilities are losing because tariffs set by regulators have not kept pace with rising costs. Moreover, as much as 40 per cent of ...

In an interview with NDTV Profit, Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde talks about the problems the country’s power sector is facing.

The demand for power has risen in April due to heatwave and people in different parts of the country are facing power cuts. The problem has been accentuated by a steep rise in prices of imported coal due to Russia-Ukraine conflict.

India is facing possible energy supply problems in the coming months due to coal shortages and a post-pandemic surge in demand, the power minister said in a report published Tuesday.

Coal problems are now history and the target is to further boost domestic production to cut down on the imports that will result in savings to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore this year, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today.

Coal pool pricing is likely to lead to revision in power tariff but it shouldn't be a big problem, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said today.

Taking forward the process to assess reserves of its mines in Mozambique, Coal India (CIL) today invited bids for taking up drilling at the blocks. The development comes at a time when the coal producer is facing problems in enhancing the coal production and the country is facing shortage of the fossil fuel.

India suffered the worst blackouts in history this week. The lights are back on, for now, but the crisis is evidence of deep problems in a sector teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for the second time in a decade. State utilities are losing because tariffs set by regulators have not kept pace with rising costs. Moreover, as much as 40 per cent of ...

In an interview with NDTV Profit, Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde talks about the problems the country’s power sector is facing.