Record coal dispatch fails to fill the gap as 96 power plants run critically low
On 22 October, a senior Power Ministry official said India was sending a record 2.6 million tonnes of coal a...
25 October 2026
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Planning blind: How AI, EVs and heat are outrunning India’s US$34.7-billion distribution revamp
India’s peak power demand hit 269.06 GW in September. A year earlier it was 229.15 GW, according to industry data....
20 October 2026
Evening power at US$0.39 a unit: How a wind lull pushed Tamil Nadu far beyond the exchange ceiling
Tamil Nadu’s peak demand has touched nearly 21,700 MW this October, almost 30% above the roughly 16,800 MW of a...
19 October 2026
Coal stocks stabilise at a third of the norm as planners eye far more capacity
The slide has nearly stopped. Stocks at plants running on domestic coal stayed above 18 million tonnes through the first...
18 October 2026
Wires outlast chips: Why AI’s power boom is a US$970-billion-a-year grid bet
The world is not replacing fossil fuels so much as adding to them. Global energy demand rose 2.7% in 2025,...
15 October 2026
Coal Watch: India’s coal imports ease as sharp drop in coking shipments offsets stronger thermal arrivals
India’s coal imports fell 5.4% week-on-week to 3.80 MT during 4–10 October, as a stronger flow of steam coal was...
13 October 2026
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
South Korea’s $747bn K-GX plan, Google’s $4.3bn nuclear deal and new energy policy
South Korea’s $747bn K-GX plan targets green steel, hydrogen and batteries by 2035 South Korea has launched K-GX (Korea-Green Transformation),...
09 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
Coal Watch: India’s coal imports rebound as stronger thermal and coking shipments lift weekly arrivals
India’s combined steam and coking coal imports rose 33.8% week-on-week to 3.65 million tonnes (MT) during 20–26 September 2026, from...
29 September 2026