Coal is moving faster, yet 87 power plants still run close to empty
Stocks are still falling, only more slowly. The Ministry of Coal said on 9 October that the daily drawdown at...
11 October 2026
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Battery storage pipeline of 176.66 GWh meets a hard test: Turning tenders into working capacity
Something changed in India’s storage market this year. Between January and June 2026, the country added 8.2 GWh of new...
11 October 2026
Plugged in but underused: The arithmetic behind India’s charging boom
India had 29,151 public EV charging stations by December 2025, of which 8,805 were fast and 20,346 slow. In 2022,...
10 October 2026
Who carries the risk? The US$15.5-billion bill for India's e-buses shows why only state fleets are going electric
India’s electric bus market is finally behaving like a market. Sales rose about 35% to 5,412 units in FY26. The...
09 October 2026
Crude flows recover, diesel does not, and India’s refiners land on opposite sides
Brent spent the week in a US$96-104 band. On 1 October alone it swung from US$96.55 to US$103.96 and closed...
08 October 2026
Shut out of the US, India’s solar makers turn to the missing links
Global clean investment has hit a speed breaker. In the first half of 2026, it was 17% below the same...
07 October 2026
Coal Watch: India’s coal imports climb as thermal and coking shipments strengthen
India’s combined steam and coking coal imports rose 10.2% week-on-week to 4.02 million tonnes (MT) during 27 September–3 October 2026,...
06 October 2026
When captive power plants get drafted: Inside India’s September supply squeeze
India’s all-India peak demand touched 269 GW on 10 September 2026, just short of the all-time high of 270.8 GW...
05 October 2026
Coal India’s record September output fails to cool a scorching e-auction market
Coal India produced 53.5 million tonnes in September, up 9.2% year-on-year and above its own monthly target of 51.55 million...
04 October 2026
India’s cheapest LNG is the cargo that has not arrived as Qatar extends force majeure
This week’s policy moves, from the six-month gas price ceiling to the new PNG Drive 3.0, assume steady supply that...
03 October 2026
Gulf oil flows quietly return to normal as India’s crude basket hits a fresh high
Oil had its roughest week yet for headline-chasing. Prices jumped on Monday after the US rejected Iran’s terms for reopening...
01 October 2026
India’s USUS$41.7-billion storage build-out meets a battery price reversal
India’s battery storage story rests on one striking number. About 1 GWh of renewable-linked storage was commissioned as of last...
30 September 2026