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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicElectricity demand

Topic: electricity demand

Power demand surge isn’t just a sign of development. Heatwaves sparked 41% spike in summer consumption

Most of the increased power demand was fulfilled by fossil fuels, with a three percent overall increase in the consumption of fossil fuels, says a Climate Trends report.

Power demand in Delhi grew 3.8x on hot & humid days in last 1 yr, finds new IEEFA report

Report by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis released Friday also found that total number of hot and humid days surged from 24 in 2022-2023 to 40 in 2023-2024.

Canada sees opportunity to engage with India on ‘keeping Canadians safe’ & India’s AI ambitions

Global media also explores the skyrocketing electricity demand amid the heatwave in north India and RBI’s take on India’s inflation trajectory.

Why surge pricing can spark a brighter future for solar power

A consistent level of electricity into the night involves a very high escalation of cost. The use of a price system might offer a better solution.

India’s coal-based power generation grows at fastest pace in 33 years, govt data shows

Power output rose 11.5% to 1,591.11 billion kilowatt-hours, in fiscal year ended March 2023, an analysis of daily load data from regulator Grid-India showed.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?