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PCPSPS Demands Independent Probe Into Coal Crisis
03 Jun 2022
Coal India’s blocks are being auctioned to ‘less competent private promoters’.
Ayaskant Das
Fly ash Continues to Threaten Jharkhand Villagers as Centre Boosts Coal Usage
28 May 2022
CEA report states that 202 thermal power plants generated 232.56 MT of ash in 2020-21.
Sreedhar Ramamurthi
Coal Shortage? India has Estimated Total Reserves of 300 Billion Tonnes
18 May 2022
There was a flurry of newspaper reports on the coal shortage and the power crisis in the last few weeks.
Lekhanath Pandey (Kathmandu)
Nepal's Economy Hammered by Power Outages
14 May 2022
Nepal relies heavily on electricity imported from India, where generation is running low amid one of the worst power crises in years.
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Several Injured, 45 Held as 5,000 Lankans Demand Rajapaksa’s Resignation
01 Apr 2022
Anger against the crippling economic crisis turns violent after the unavailability of diesel and 13-hour blackouts.
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Centre Privatising Chandigarh Power Discom ‘Without Consulting Stakeholders’
02 Mar 2022
PCPSPS has said that consumers will be at the mercy of the private company that will be accountable only to its shareholders.
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Heavy Snowfall Disrupts Normal Life in Kashmir
23 Feb 2022
Life has been thrown out of gear as people struggled to move out of their homes, markets were closed and traffic was disrupted.
Timothy Rooks
Big Data Centers are Power-hungry, But Increasingly Efficient
25 Jan 2022
Data centers that support businesses, internet services and our social media lives use lots of energy. As their numbers grow there is pressure to make them more energy-efficient and reduce their…
Gero Rueter
Wind Power Expansion: Millions of New Jobs
24 Dec 2021
1.3 million people worldwide already work in the wind sector, but five times as many will be needed as the shift to renewable energy gathers pace. Newcomers are welcome.
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Power Engineers Raise Alarm Over Direction to Blend Domestic and Imported Coal
28 Oct 2021
State distribution companies, already reeling under financial crunches, would be in no position to bear such a dramatic rise in raw material costs due to the blending of coal stocks, the AIPEF letter…