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Express View: Concerns over power shortage call for a careful review of India's energy mix

March 24, 2025 12:29 pm

Thermal power dominates India's baseload power capacity. In recent years, however, additions to thermal capacity have been muted

Grid operator warns of 'high-risk' power shortages in May, June; unmet demand projected to surge

March 17, 2025 5:53 am

The National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), in a new report, has recommended implementing demand-side measures, such as shifting electricity use to off-peak hours, to reduce stress on the grid during critical periods.

Myanmar's electricity generation has dropped to about half the normal figure, as rebels have damaged critical transmission networks, causing lengthy blackouts in wide swathes of the South Asian nation, state media said on Friday

Myanmar says rebel attacks, gas shortages worsen power crisis

January 17, 2025 4:19 pm

Armed pro-democracy rebels, whom the junta calls "terrorists", have damaged power lines at more than 160 spots and 171 transmission poles, with at least 30 people killed during repair efforts.

Power shortage: Grid managers brace for 18 ‘alert days’ in April

March 22, 2023 7:19 am

India’s vast fleet of coal-fired thermal power plants of 200 MW series are more than 25 years old, run on old technology and do not promise robust reliability.

India launches portal to ensure availability of power during peak demand at high price

March 10, 2023 12:56 pm

The central government has launched a High Price Day Ahead Market (HP-DAM) and Surplus Power Portal (PUShP), a power ministry statement said.

Japan swelters through a punishing heat wave

July 03, 2022 1:43 pm

In Tokyo on Saturday, temperatures exceeded 95 degrees for the eighth straight day, a streak the capital has seen only once before since 1875, when record-keeping began. Scorching heat has descended on cities across Japan, like Isesaki in Gunma prefecture, which passed the 104-degree mark on Friday.