India’s Top Utility Looks To Import Coal As Energy Crisis Continues
The largest power generating company in India, NTPC Ltd, is looking for bids to import at least one million tons of coal for the first time in two years, Bloomberg Continue Reading
India Looks To Create Strategic Coal And Gas Reserves
One of the world’s largest energy consumers and importers, India, is weighing the possibility of keeping strategic reserves of imported coal and natural gas in order to fend off future Continue Reading
India celebrates 1B vaccine doses, hopes to speed 2nd shots
India celebrated giving its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose on Thursday, a hopeful milestone for the South Asian country where the delta variant fueled a crushing surge earlier this year and Continue Reading
Struggling with power crunch, India considers strategic reserves for gas, imported coal
India is considering maintaining strategic reserves of natural gas and imported coal to address future supply shocks, a senior power ministry official said on Thursday, as the energy-hungry nation battles Continue Reading
India’s Private, State Refiners To Partner On Oil Imports
India’s state-owned and private refiners are set to collaborate on their crude oil imports to secure better contract terms, Reuters has reported , noting that the idea comes from the Continue Reading
High prices could slow India’s transition to gas
High prices threaten India’s goal to boost the use of gas in its energy mix as some industries are looking at switching back to coal and petcoke, a top bureaucrat Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE India presses Qatar for delayed LNG as power crisis mounts -sources
India, grappling with its worst power crisis in five years, has asked Qatar to expedite delivery of 58 delayed liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes, two sources familiar with the matter Continue Reading
India’s diesel sales fall in October, data shows
India’s gasoil consumption fell in the first half of October from the same period in the previous year, preliminary sales data showed. Diesel sales by the country’s state fuel retailers Continue Reading
India’s electricity demand picks up in Oct as coal shortage lingers
India’s electricity demand grew 4.9% during the first half of October, with supply falling short of demand by 1.4% despite a 3.2% rise in coal-fired generation and 30% rise in Continue Reading
India’s Coal Crisis Worsens As Top Coal Miner Halts Supply To Industrial Users
The largest coal miner in the world, Coal India, has temporarily suspended supply to several industrial consumers in India as it prioritizes shipments to the coal power plants which provide Continue Reading
India And UAE Strengthen Energy Ties With New Strategic Oil Deal
Last week saw the already broadening and deepening ties between the UAE and India extend further. Leading Indian conglomerate, Reliance Industries, outlined plans to establish a major oil and petrochemicals Continue Reading
India says it has ample coal stocks for power sector
India has ample coal stocks to meet power sector demand, a coal ministry statement said on Sunday, a day after the Delhi Chief Minister said a shortage of the fuel Continue Reading
India to facilitate gas supply to run two utilities in Delhi amid coal shortage
India’s oil ministry will facilitate gas supplies to enable two power plants in Delhi to operate, the federal power ministry said on Saturday, after the city state warned of blackouts Continue Reading
India Has Enough Coal to Meet Power Plant Demand, Ministry Says
India’s coal ministry said there is sufficient amount of the fuel to meet the demand of power plants and concerns about electricity disruption are misplaced, pushing back after Delhi Chief Continue Reading
India tweaks policy to use biomass pellets in coal-fired power plants
India’s power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE Indian states suffer power cuts as coal stocks shrink
India’s Oct power supply deficit makes up 11.2% of 2021 shortage Jharkhand, Bihar, Rajasthan states among the worst affected Over half of India’s coal-fired units have under 3 days stock Continue Reading
India Is Facing A Serious Coal Crisis
You do not have to look too hard to find failures of state-run economies around the world. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there is less enchantment with the Continue Reading
India’s Coal Crunch Could Drag On For 6 Months
The current coal shortage in India, which has an average of just three days worth of coal in stockpiles, could last for up to six months, Power Minister R.K. Singh Continue Reading
India Houses Half of All People Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Heat
When bestselling science-fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson opened his latest novel, The Ministry for the Future , he set the scene in India, where a deadly heat dome wipes out Continue Reading
India To See Sudden Spike In EV Adoption
India saw a relatively low rate of EV adoption before the COVID-19 pandemic Demand for electric vehicles for commercial use is estimated to increase 15 times in the next six Continue Reading
Major Coal Consumer India Sees Stockpiles Slump To Four-Year Low
Amid a global energy shortage, India, one of the world’s largest coal consumers, has inventories of the fuel at its lowest level since November 2017, government data cited by Bloomberg Continue Reading
Analysis: India state refiners to buy more light crude to boost gasoline output
Indian refiners are gearing up to alter their crude oil import mix in favor of lighter grades that yield more gasoline to meet a surge in demand for the motor Continue Reading
India reports 29,616 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
India reported 29,616 new COVID-19 cases for the last 24 hours, according to government data on Saturday. The nationwide tally of infections has reached 33.62 million since the start of Continue Reading
LatAm, U.S. shares in India’s oil imports rise; MidEast, Africa down
India’s crude oil imports rose to a four-month high in August, recovering from the near one-year low in July, with refiners buying incremental barrels mainly from Latin America and the Continue Reading
Kerry Will Visit India to Press for Stronger Efforts on Climate
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will visit India next week to press the world’s third-biggest source of carbon emissions to step up its efforts to fight climate change, according to Continue Reading
Ford to stop manufacturing cars in India – sources
Ford Motor Co will stop manufacturing cars in India and shut down its plants in the country, two sources told Reuters, becoming the latest automaker to quit a market still Continue Reading
UK Pledges $1.2-Billion Support To India’s Energy Transition
The UK said on Thursday that it would help India’s green growth with a $1.2-billion package of public and private finance as it joined the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) Continue Reading
India’s gasoline demand seen hitting record as COVID curbs ease
India’s gasoline demand is set to hit a record this fiscal year, with consumption accelerating as more people hit the road for business and leisure travel after easing of COVID-19 Continue Reading
India’s Economy Is Healing but Battered by Covid-19 Waves
India’s economy is growing at a record pace but still digging out from one of the deepest recessions to hit any major economy during the pandemic. The country’s gross domestic Continue Reading
India’s Demand For Petrochemicals Set To Surge Tenfold By 2050
India’s petrochemicals demand is expected to jump ten times by 2050, the president of India’s Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers’ Association (CPMA) said at the CPMA – Argus Petrochemical Online Forum Continue Reading
India Won’t Be Giving Up On Fossil Fuels Any Time Soon
India’s population is projected to grow to 1.52 billion people by 2036, expectedly surpassing China to be the world’s most populous country around 2031. Despite the fact that India’s growth Continue Reading
Oman signs land deal for green hydrogen project with India’s ACME, report says
Oman has signed a land reservation agreement for a green hydrogen and ammonia project that Indian company ACME aims to set up in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, Oman’s Continue Reading
Production Slumps By 40% At India’s Biggest Oil, Gas Deposit
Oil and gas production from India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan—home to the country’s single biggest oil and gas deposit—has slumped by 40 percent over the past two years, mostly due Continue Reading
India starts selling oil from strategic reserves after policy shift
India has begun selling oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to state-run refiners as it implements a new policy to commercialize its federal storage by leasing out space, three Continue Reading
Indian Fuel Sales Recovery Largely Intact as Delta Ravages Asia
Indian fuel consumption recovery largely held up in the first half of August, a rare positive for oil demand as the delta virus variant led to curbs on movement in Continue Reading
India’s Stricter Emissions Rules Will Hit Car Sales, Maruti Says
India’s biggest automaker has warned that strict European-style emissions rules due to start next year will force up car prices, dealing another blow to an industry that was in a Continue Reading
India pushes back on calls to set net-zero target ahead of COP26
Highlights Says against shifting goalposts, but calls for G20 action Points to per capita emissions, asks for ‘carbon space’ Calls for delivery of pledged $100 billion climate fund India is Continue Reading
India reports most new COVID cases in three weeks
India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most in three weeks, the latest evidence of a worrying trend of rising cases that has forced one state to lock Continue Reading
India May Join China In Bid To Lower Oil Prices
The world’s third-largest crude oil importer, India, could join China in tapping into its strategic petroleum reserve in a bid to sell lower-priced crude to its refiners amid rallying international Continue Reading
India Can Save $1.2 Billion a Year by Shutting Old Coal Plants
India can potentially save 89.4 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) a year by shutting down some old coal-burning power plants and allowing newer ones to run for longer hours, according to Continue Reading
India Landslides and Floods From Monsoon Rains Kill Scores
Within seconds, the scenic mountain valley resembled a war zone.“Guys, we have to run!” said a man filming the devastation unfolding in his hillside town in northern India on Sunday, Continue Reading
India’s Largest Refiner Plans To Ramp Up Capacity This Decade
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the largest oil refiner in the country, looks to boost its crude oil refining capacity by one-third over the next half-decade as it believes gasoline and Continue Reading
Research: India’s deaths during pandemic 10X official toll
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to Continue Reading
Two-thirds of Indians have Covid antibodies, government study shows
An estimated two-thirds of people in India have Covid-19 antibodies, according to a new government survey that has raised hopes that the worst of the country’s pandemic crisis is over, Continue Reading
Research: India’s deaths during pandemic 10X official toll
India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research Continue Reading
India: Rich Economies Must Help Foot Our Energy Transition Bill
Wealthy economies must help with financing India’s energy transition, Bloomberg reported this week, citing the country’s Environment Secretary. “Every policy decision has a cost to the economy. Going net-zero or Continue Reading
Private Investors Shun India’s Coal Projects
India’s Coal Ministry has received bids from private investors for just 19 out of the 67 coal mines it had put up for an auction to private investors, the ministry Continue Reading
High prices cast dark cloud over India’s spot oil, LNG buying appetite
Highlights Platts Analytics expects Dated Brent to ease toward $66/b by year end Platts WIM at $13.029/MMBtu July 9, up nearly $4 from two months earlier High oil prices to Continue Reading
No bids for over 70% of Indian coal mines up for auction
India received no bids for 48 of the 67 mines up for sale as part of its plan to open up coal mining to private companies, reflecting little investor appetite Continue Reading
India’s New Oil Minister To Focus On Boosting Production
India’s newly appointed Petroleum Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, plans to boost domestic production of oil and gas and increase the role of natural gas in the country’s energy mix as Continue Reading