India’s power consumption soars 9% to 152.38 bn units in June
The rise in power consumption driven by scorching heat, prompting heightened usage of cooling appliances like air conditioners and desert coolers
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Peak power demand in north India hits record high
All utilities have been advised to maintain a high state of alert and minimise forced outages of equipment, says power ministry
Apr power demand shoots up 10%; Centre gears up for summer
Power consumption in the country rose to 70.66 billion units (BU) during April 1-15 this year from 64.24 BU during the same period last year
Summer of 2024: Here's how India is gearing up for power demand surge
India's summer worries on shortage of power due to coal availability may be in check this year as overall coal production has increased by over 12% so far in FY24.
Ministry of Power to speed up sale of stressed power plants
Govt in talks with private power producers as well as state-owned power generation companies to take over stressed plants
Reaching Melting Point
In FY23, India’s domestic production was estimated at half a million tonnes, resulting in a 15% jump in imports to 2,75,341 tonnes
Power consumption up 2% in Q1, lower than expectation
CEA data shows in April, May, June, India consumed 4,07,762 mn units against 4,00,448 mn units in the year-ago period
Economy in full flow! Decade-best growth in energy demand in FY23
India's energy requirement in financial year 2022-23 increased by 9.5% compared to the previous financial year as per data released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
42,000 MW power projects stuck for 1-12 years
India has 18 thermal projects and 41 hydro projects in limbo.
Power demand shines as industrial activity picks up
CEA's provisional data up to November 2022 shows the total energy requirement was 1017 BU and the availability was 1012 BU, a fall of just 5,691 million units or -0.6%.
