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Kerala can save Rs 9,000 cr in 5 years by switching to renewable energy: Study

June 10, 2023

Kerala can save Rs 9,000 cr in 5 years by switching to renewable energy: Study

Finding comes just months after chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the state will aim for 100% renewable energy over the next 17 years

June 09, 2023
Illegal coal mine collapses near Dhanbad; 3 dead, several trapped

An eyewitness said many local villagers were engaged in illegal mining when the mine caved in.
February 19, 2023
Power Exchange gets nod to sell electricity at Rs 50 per unit

In a move that could push up tariff the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has allowed Indian Energy Exchange where 90% of the power transactions take place to open a special platform where electricity could be sold for up to Rs 50 per unit.
December 17, 2022
Solar power saves the day for entrepreneurs in this waning coal belt

According to a study by iForest, a think tank, more than half of the coal mines in Ramgarh have stopped functioning in the last few years.
May 30, 2022
Coal India to import fuel for use as inventory dips to 9-year-low, power shortage looms large

India is expected to face a wider coal shortage during the third quarter of 2022 due to expectations of higher electricity demand.
April 29, 2022
KSEB to withdraw power cuts in 24 hours, will be reinstated if coal crisis lasts beyond Oct

KSEB has decided to go for costly real-time power purchases, commission new short term hydel projects and operationalise other non-coal stations to tide over the national power crisis.
April 22, 2022
States to splurge on coal imports amid power cuts as electricity demand surges

The scale of the purchases and the decision to go back on a plan to cut coal imports underscore the severity of the India's fuel crisis.

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