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  Over 10 hours of power outage in many districts of Bihar

  India | October 13, 2021 13:04 IST

  Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries claims that lower supply has not affected industries in the state. The officials believe that the majority of units are closed due to Durga Puja.

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  Uttarakhand Power Corporation buys expensive 2.3 million units of electricity to normalize supply

  India | October 13, 2021 10:42 IST

  Meanwhile, central government sources said that the situation will be normal within a month. There is no shortage in daily power and coal supply.

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  Power crisis: Centre looks at letting power plants to use 10 per cent imported coal blend

  Business | October 13, 2021 8:34 IST

  The government may allow power plants facing fuel shortages to blend upto 10 per cent imported coal and run their plants at optimal capacity to prevent any outages.

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  States' ignorance of Centre's letters on coal stocks led to current situation: Govt sources

  India | October 13, 2021 7:08 IST

  There is a 12 per cent fall in imports of foreign coal which power companies blend to cut losses. Due to high prices, they also shifted to domestic coal.

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  Govt to ramp up per day coal production to 2 million tonnes in next 5 days: Sources

  India | October 12, 2021 23:29 IST

  "The Centre is fulfilling all the demands required by the states. Coal stocks have started increasing in the last four days," sources said.

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  Govt asks CIL to raise coal supply to power plants during Puja, augment it further after October 20

  Business | October 12, 2021 15:55 IST

  The development assumes significance in the wake of the country's power plants grappling with coal shortages in the country at a time when the festival season has already begun.  

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  No outage on account of power shortage in Delhi: Power Ministry shares detailed report

  India | October 12, 2021 11:21 IST

  Sharing a detailed account mentioning specifics regarding the requirement of power in Delhi, the Central government said "as per the information received from Delhi DISCOMs, there was no outage on account of power shortage."

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  Grim power situation in Punjab; PSPCL chief says 'less than two days of coal stock left'

  India | October 12, 2021 7:25 IST

  The power availability is likely to improve within the next one or two days as the additional quantum of about 400 MW is expected to be received from the state sector and other outside long-term sources.

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  Coal shortage: A look at current situation in Karnataka, Kerala, TN, Andhra and Telangana

  India | October 12, 2021 6:55 IST

  Earlier in the day, Home Minister Amit Shah held an hour-long meeting with Power Minister, Coal Minister, and other officials over possible coal shortage and power crisis concerns.

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  Coal shortage: Govt scrambles all resources to meet demand; 4 reasons behind pan-India power crisis

  Business | October 11, 2021 11:17 IST

  Coal shortage: The daily average coal requirement at the power plants is about 18.5 lakh tonnes per day whereas the daily coal supply has been around 17.5 lakh tonnes.  

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  Power crisis to continue through festive season? Coal India scrambles to meet rising demand

  Business | October 11, 2021 8:58 IST

  The coal shortages at power plants had come at a time when production from Coal India, which meets almost 80 per cent of the fuel needs of the country, had fallen owing to the long monsoon this year.

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  Coal crisis may stop everything, Centre in denial: Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia

  India | October 10, 2021 22:46 IST

  Sisodia further said that if the Centre doesn't take any step, another crisis will rise in the country.

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  India staring at power crisis after rains hit coal movement; state governments on alert

  India | October 10, 2021 11:20 IST

  Rains took a toll on the coal movement, from mines to power generation units, impacting power generation in many states, including Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Tamil Nadu, despite the country producing record coal this year.

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  Delhi could face power crisis, says CM Kejriwal; writes to PM Modi

  News | October 09, 2021 16:28 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the national capital could face a power crisis and that his government is taking adequate steps to avoid such a situation.

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  Navjot Singh Sidhu allegedly owes Rs 8.67 lakh in pending bill to Punjab power utility

  India | July 03, 2021 9:47 IST

  According to the website of Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd, the electricity charges to the tune of Rs 8,67,540 of his Amritsar home are yet to be paid, with July 2 as the last date for making payment.

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  Power shortage: AAP to gherao Chief Minister’s farmhouse on Saturday

  News | July 03, 2021 6:58 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) expressed concern over the outcry in Punjab due to non-availability of electricity. Addressing a press conference, party’s state unit president Bhagwant Mann said that the AAP would gherao chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s farmhouse at Siswan village on Saturday to wake him up from slumber.

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  Harsimrat Kaur slams CM Amarinder Singh over power cut in Punjab

  News | July 02, 2021 18:20 IST

  Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on July 02 lambasted Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over power cut issue in the state.

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  Power crisis force Punjab to curtail office timings

  India | July 02, 2021 11:31 IST

  CM Amarinder Singh has appealed to all govt offices to make judicious use of electricity in offices, adding that the situation was dire as the peak demand in the state had touched a whopping 14,500 MW.

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  Power crunch: Punjab govt offices to function from 8 am to 2 pm from Friday

  India | July 01, 2021 22:12 IST

  On Wednesday, the power demand peaked to 14,142 MW against the supply of 12,842 MW, leaving a gap of 1,300 MW, an official of the state-owned power utility PSPCL had said.

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  India saw lowest ever power shortage of 2.1 per cent in 2015-16, says minister

  April 29, 2016 10:16 IST

  India’s power shortage stood at 2.1 per cent, the lowest level in a single year, in the last financial year, Parliament was informed on Thursday.