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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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Topic: power supply

India power demand growth slows to 6-year low amid mild summer

Energy supplied by state power retailers rose by nearly 1% during the year—the weakest growth since 2021, when electricity consumption fell due to pandemic.

Bangladesh halves power buying from Adani citing lower winter demand amid payment dispute

Adani has been supplying power under a 25-year contract signed in 2017 under ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, from a $2 billion power plant in Jharkhand that has two units.

How ‘house for Mr Das’ led to arrest of ex-TN special DGP amid running feud with estranged IAS wife

Tambaram police Friday arrested Rajesh Das, ex-special DGP, on charges of trespass, assault & intimidation based on complaint by his estranged wife, energy secretary Beela Venkatesan. 

Taking steps to ensure adequate availability of electricity during summer, says power ministry

Power utilities have been directed to maintain coal-based power plants in advance to avoid disruptions and all plants would have to run at full capacity from 16 March.

More trouble for Adani Group as Bangladesh seeks revision of power deal — ‘excessive pricing’

Bangladesh Power Development Board is seeking revision of power deal inked in 2017. It has objected to high price of coal brought from Adani's mine from Australia for the project.

You thought power subsidy is a Delhi-Punjab problem? Check out Tamil Nadu’s power sector mess

RBI data shows Indian discoms owe power generation firms over Rs 4.5 lakh crore, almost a third of which is owed by Tamil Nadu, where power subsidy cost is twice that of food subsidy.

Mumbai reels under sudden massive power outage, CM Thackeray orders enquiry

State Energy Minister Nitin Raut said there was a technical glitch in a power circuit and about 2,200 megawatts of power supply to Mumbai was disrupted as a result.

Clearances for coal blocks stuck, Modi can revive Manmohan Singh’s project monitoring group

Ex-IAS officer tells the Modi government to look at both demand as well as supply side issues to lift India's power sector out of crisis.

India to test gas-fired plants as ‘peakers’ to supply uninterrupted power supply

Gas-fired power plants can be useful when solar-fired generation peters and coal plants take time to begin their operations.

FIRs against Kashmir stone-pelters to be withdrawn on Dineshwar Sharma’s advice

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced that it will withdraw FIRs lodged against those charged with stone-pelting for the first time.

On Camera

Why China built a full-scale replica of a US Navy destroyer in Xinjiang province

For China, a replica Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is turning into a laboratory where PLA studies an adversary’s systems and rehearses actions required before a conflict begins.

India’s imports from China grew by 28% in 1st quarter of FY27; exports to Beijing see modest growth

Indian imports from China continue to grow significantly. India has taken steps to stabilise ties with China and recent months eased investment curbs in certain sectors for Chinese-linked firms.

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

Satluj risks rekindling anger & distrust in Punjab. It’s not about the film, but the votes

Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.