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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicElectricity

Topic: electricity

Low enrolment & farmers ‘unpaid’ in Punjab’s ‘Pani Bachao, Paise Kamao’ scheme, but power saved

Just 4.69% power consumers in 200 villages under the scheme subscribe to it. Farmers complain they haven’t received promised benefits this year, awareness is also patchy.

Coal mining revival in India, China & Indonesia doesn’t mean the energy crisis is over

Miners are finally starting to catch up. But major industries in Asia are expected to continue to face power disruptions through the winter as fuel supply remains tight.

Coal supply will improve but it’s time India transitions to options like natural gas for power

As the monsoon recedes, the supply of coal is likely to improve. Better planning and improvement in supply will help improve logistics in future.

There will be no problem in meeting supply for power generation, Coal Minister Joshi assures

Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the requirement of coal is 1.1 million tonnes for generating power and 2 million tonnes has already been supplied.

Modi govt hikes natural gas price by 62%, CNG, piped cooking gas rates may rise

The first price hike since April 2019 will also up the cost of generating electricity but it may not reflect in consumer bills as the share of power produced from gas is very low.

Gujarat power distribution companies rank best on key performance indicators, report says

According to the Ministry of Power report, of the five state distribution companies that received an A+ rating, four were from Gujarat and one from Haryana.

India’s energy transition path is on track. Now it needs to pick pace: Analysis

The ongoing Covid-19 recovery efforts offer five key lessons, and also reveal some blind spots that can potentially undermine the hard-earned progress.

Hills in the UK, Africa and Europe can be a hidden source of generating power

The global energy storage market needs to grow 100 times its current size to accommodate increasing demand. But hillsides are a potential source of power.

Electricity bill too high? This is why you need to live in a ‘passive house’

The world's first ‘passive house’ complex was built in Germany 30 years ago, as part of an effort to sustainably construct buildings.

After years of power shortages, Pakistan now has too much electricity

Pakistan’s power supply flipped to a surplus last year after a flurry of coal-and natural gas-fired plants were built, mostly financed by China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

On Camera

Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.