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👁 Coal

Amid gas shortage, how greater reliance on coal-based power during summer spurs concerns of solar curtailment

April 02, 2026 08:46 IST

Disruption of gas supply due to the conflict in West Asia has cast a shadow over availability of gas for the country’s gas-based power plants as the government decided to prioritise certain sectors during the shortage

Thu, Apr 02, 2026
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Centre may add battery storage under revamped PM-KUSUM 2.0

March 30, 2026 05:30 IST

Centre extended timeline for financial closure & completion of projects under PM-KUSUM scheme on Saturday.

Mon, Mar 30, 2026
👁 copper price

Behind copper’s latest fall: West Asian conflict weighs on the metal’s demand outlook

March 28, 2026 11:42 IST

Copper is essential to the modern economy, with uses ranging from housing and manufacturing to power grids, clean energy, artificial intelligence and defence. Thus, it is often seen as a barometer of economic health

Mon, Mar 30, 2026
👁 Middle East conflict: LPG crisis

Commercial LPG supply up to 70%, focus on steel, auto, textiles, chemicals

March 28, 2026 04:50 IST

Even among these industries, priority should be given to process industries or those requiring LPG for specialised heating purposes that cannot be substituted by natural gas, he said.

Sat, Mar 28, 2026
👁 LPG (2)

Commercial LPG allocation hiked to up to 70% from 50%; additional quantity to prioritise steel, auto, textiles, chemicals

March 27, 2026 14:16 IST

Commercial LPG allocation increased to 70% as government boosts supply and prioritises key industries while ensuring household demand remains unaffected.

Fri, Mar 27, 2026
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West Asia war: Disruption hits chemicals, steel, aluminium, textile, breweries

March 26, 2026 02:05 IST

The Indian manufacturing sector is grappling with uncertainty due to cargo stuck at different stages of the supply chain, which could raise the cost of operations and even limit production hours.

Thu, Mar 26, 2026
👁 Coal generation to increase

West Asia conflict: Why Centre ordered coal plants to full capacity during summer

March 25, 2026 11:37 IST

Under this emergency mechanism, a government-appointed committee determines the tariff at which electricity from these plants is procured, factoring in the elevated cost of imported coal

Thu, Mar 26, 2026
👁 nuclear

NTPC eyes imported PWR tech for nuclear fleet; in talks with French, Russian, US players

March 21, 2026 04:08 IST

NTPC’s planned 30 GWe capacity will be a mix of both indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) and imported PWRs

Sat, Mar 21, 2026
👁 Inaugural ceremony of Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 at Yashobhoomi

AI, data centres could raise India’s peak power demand by 30GW

March 19, 2026 19:38 IST

Peak demand figures, whether daily or monthly, are largely statistical reference points, reflecting the highest load recorded at any moment during a given period on a particular day, often for a brief duration.

Fri, Mar 20, 2026
👁 hydropower project

Cabinet approves Rs 2,585 cr small hydro projects scheme; Hilly, North Eastern states set to benefit

March 18, 2026 20:29 IST

The scheme is expected to strengthen India’s renewable energy push, which already accounts for over 50% of the country’s total installed capacity.

Wed, Mar 18, 2026
👁 Solar

India extends domestic sourcing mandate to solar wafers, ingots for RE projects. How this aims at curbing Chinese importsSubscriber Only

March 18, 2026 17:56 IST

The domestic sourcing mandate covers solar PV modules while components like cells, wafers, ingots and polysilicon could be imported. However, the mandate to use domestically manufactured solar cells in clean energy projects be enforced from June

Thu, Mar 19, 2026
👁 gas (2)

West Asia conflict | With question mark on flexible gas plants, govt explores alternatives  

March 14, 2026 09:08 IST

West Asia conflict impact on India’s power supply may reduce gas-based generation, prompting the government to rely more on coal, wind and battery storage.

Sat, Mar 14, 2026
👁 glass industry

Glass industry in a spot as gas curbs loom

March 11, 2026 06:11 IST

Glass manufacturing plants use both piped natural gas (PNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Wed, Mar 11, 2026
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Beyond oil, gas: Why Iran war could push up prices for many other industries in IndiaSubscriber Only

March 10, 2026 14:30 IST

Iran war: Ripple effects are being seen across sectors like textiles, mining, and steelmaking as several commodities linked to petrochemicals and gases see massive spikes.

Wed, Mar 11, 2026
👁 Trucks are loaded with containers at Yangluo Port, a domestic and international freight harbor on the Yangtze River, in Wuhan, China, May 23, 2025. (Gilles SabriŽ/The New York Times)

Explained: Not just oil and gas, the West Asia conflict is hitting core Indian industriesSubscriber Only

March 07, 2026 05:01 IST

Sectors such as steel, fertilisers, cement and power transmission depend heavily on imports of essential raw materials from West Asia.

Sun, Mar 08, 2026
👁 coal-express-archive-1200

1 in 3 auctioned coal blocks miss operational deadlinesSubscriber Only

March 04, 2026 00:58 IST

98 blocks scheduled to be operational by 2025-end, but only 55 producing coal

Wed, Mar 04, 2026
👁 Clean energy

Coal-fired plants’ inflexibility jeopardises India’s clean energy push: Can an incentive scheme work?Subscriber Only

February 28, 2026 11:01 IST

India operates a unified national grid connecting generators, distribution utilities, and bulk consumers. Any demand-supply imbalance affects system frequency

Sat, Feb 28, 2026
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US slaps 126% tariff on solar firms, cites Adani not joining subsidy probeSubscriber Only

February 26, 2026 05:30 IST

The Adani Group companies were ‘mandatory respondents’ in the proceedings, and their non-cooperation triggered ‘Adverse Facts Available’ penalty, the toughest methodology used by the US Department of Commerce.

Thu, Feb 26, 2026
👁 solar-1

US import duties on Indian solar panels may hit domestic OEMsSubscriber Only

February 26, 2026 00:58 IST

Experts caution that if export volumes are redirected to the domestic market, pricing pressures could further intensify

Thu, Feb 26, 2026
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Cabinet raises POWERGRID’s equity cap to boost participation in green energy transmission projectsSubscriber Only

February 24, 2026 19:37 IST

“The approval will enable POWERGRID, the country’s largest and most experienced transmission service provider, to expand its investment in its core business and support the evacuation of RE capacity, helping achieve the target of 500 GW from non-fossil-based sources,” the government said in a statement.

Tue, Feb 24, 2026
👁 Renewable Energy

Renewable energy curtailment hits 23 GW during May-Nov on coal plants’ limitsSubscriber Only

February 23, 2026 22:23 IST

A significant portion of India’s coal-based thermal fleet unable to operate below 55% Minimum Technical Load.

Tue, Feb 24, 2026
👁 The signing of the Pax Silica Declaration and the India-U.S. Joint Statement on “AI Opportunity Partnership” on the margins of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi

India enters Pax Silica, US says coalition strengthenedSubscriber Only

February 21, 2026 00:19 IST

This was an indication of the recent warming of ties between the two countries after months of strained relations over the Trump administration’s tariffs on India.

Sat, Feb 21, 2026
👁 Pax Silica

‘Strategic and essential’: US envoy Sergio Gor hails India’s entry to Pax SilicaSubscriber Only

February 20, 2026 13:14 IST

India’s entry in Pax Silica comes with considerable investments committed by US companies in Indian AI infrastructure last month alone.

Fri, Feb 20, 2026
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India enters Pax Silica: Despite late inclusion, why the US-led grouping still matters for New DelhiSubscriber Only

February 20, 2026 12:18 IST

Pax Silica aims to build secure supply chains — ranging from critical minerals and energy inputs to advanced manufacturing and semiconductors. All of these are areas of concern for India.

Mon, Feb 23, 2026
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Govt forms panel for PFC, REC mergerSubscriber Only

February 20, 2026 00:07 IST

The working group will be headed by the Director (Distribution) of the Ministry of Power with executive directors of both the entities as members.

Fri, Feb 20, 2026
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