Power Cuts

Russia unleashed its largest missile attack on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, killing seven people and further hobbling an already damaged energy system.

Amid rampant power cut complaints in post rain Chennai, Govt says 80% supply restored

After being pounded by cyclone Michaung the whole of December 4, Chennai witnessed some respite in terms of rains on December 5 even as the city struggled to cope with large scale water logging, power cuts and disruption in mobile networks.

In Kashmir winter, rising sales of inverters is posing a great problem

As temperatures drop and the Jammu & Kashmir valley goes dark, those who can afford are buying power inverters and fuel-guzzling generators. But the need is for more constant power that is better for the environment.

Rule to compensate consumers for gratuitous load shedding must be implemented by state power regulators: RK Singh

"State governments are free to declare subsidies but they have to be paid for. Power is not free and it has to be paid for," the Union minister said.

Govt anticipates peak power demand to hit 256.5 GW in 2024

Contrary to projections in the previous years, when peak demand was anticipated around June or July, in 2024-25, the CEA has projected the demand to hit 256.53 GW in September. This is in line with this year's peak demand which for the first time hit a record 240 GW on September 1.

PowerWatch: As demand climbed to 240 GW on Sept 1, peak shortage hit the roof at 11 GW

Coal has been contributing about 70 percent to India's total energy mix, while pure renewable energy sources hover around 9 percent.

PowerWatch | India's peak power demand hits record 234 GW on Aug 17 on rising temperatures

The demand that could not be met on August 17, also known as the peak demand deficit, stood at 7,255 MW. The unusually high peak demand deficit reflects that several parts of the country are facing power cuts.

A new job for electric vehicles: Powering homes during blackouts

Electric grids are increasingly straining and buckling during extreme weather linked to climate change, including in lengthy heat waves, intense storms and devastating floods.

PowerWatch | Peak demand touched 194.2 GW on July 28; share of renewables at 13.61%

The non-solar or night-time peak power demand remained close to the day-time peak demand of 192.5 GW

UP Police brings electricity to this 70-year-old’s home; IPS calls it ‘Swades’ moment

A heartwarming video surfaced on the internet where a 70-year-old woman got power in a house with local police’s efforts. In the video, you can see her gleaming with joy when the bulb finally lights up in her home. The video garnered many views on social media. The police provided a light bulb & a fan on their behalf. Watch!

PowerWatch | Sporadic rains bring down India's power demand to 191 GW

On May 23, India met a peak power demand of 221.34 GW, which is the highest so far.

PowerWatch | Power demand declines further, but remains above 200 GW

Of the 165 domestic coal-based thermal power plants in the country, only 28 had critical stocks as on May 25.

PowerWatch | Power demand may breach previous high this week

Of the 165 domestic coal-based thermal power plants in the country, 31 had critical coal stocks as of May 21.

Heatwave | 85% Indian households face power cuts every day: Survey

At least 57 percent of the households surveyed indicated that they face up to 2 hours power outage every day, while 37 percent said they experienced power outage between 2- 8 hours.

PowerWatch | Heatwave on, India’s power demand may breach previous high this week

On April 18, when large parts of the country were reeling under heat-wave conditions, the peak electricity demand that was met was 215.88 GW (215,882 MW), a record high so far.

PowerWatch | India's peak power demand at 3-Year low amid cooler weather

When it comes to shortage in meeting the peak demand, the May 1 deficit was the lowest in at least a decade as the deficit in 2015 and 2014 was as high as 5,058 MW and 3,242 MW respectively.

PowerWatch | Demand marginally increases, but remains below 200 GW

Data analysed by Moneycontrol showed that between April 1 to April 23, the daily peak demand breached the 200 GW mark on 9 days. With the rise in the overall demand, trade volumes in the power exchanges have also increased, with hourly peak prices touching the cap of Rs 10 per kilowatt hour every day on the energy bourses.

Heat Wave: A look at Govt's precautionary measures as scorching summer scare looms large

For instance, expecting a surge in demand for coal by power plants during the summer, the railways has increased its coal transportation by 11.92 percent in terms of tonnage.

Cubans protest in Havana for 2nd night over lack of power

A foreign monitoring group reported that Cuba's internet service shut down for the second time in two days, saying it appeared to be unrelated to problems from the storm but rather an attempt to keep information about the demonstrations from spreading.

Protesters block roads in Iraq after third day of power cuts

Temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), nearly matching last year’s record high. Southern provinces, where the heat wave is most intense in Iraq, suspended working hours.

Parts of Bengaluru to face power outages on July 24; Here's the list of affected areas

Parts of Bengaluru will face power disruptions due to repair and maintenance work being done by BESCOM, including charging of underground cables, tree cutting, transformer work, and master testing, among other things.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka just days from running out of fuel

Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis in seven decades, with foreign exchange reserves at a record low and the island of 22 million struggling to pay for essential imports of food, medicine and, most critically, fuel.

India faces wider coal shortages, worsening power-outage risks

According to an internal power ministry presentation , India is anticipated to confront a bigger coal shortfall in the quarter ending September as a result of higher power demand, increasing the likelihood of widespread power disruptions, according to a Reuters report.

Bihar electrician cut off village's power supply to meet girlfriend in dark, busted

The electrician confessed that whenever he wanted to meet his girlfriend, he would cut the power off from the entire village for a couple of hours.