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Coal power generation capacity under outage reduces to 5 GW from 11 GW
Coal-based electricity generation capacity under outage due to shortage of the dry fuel came down to 5 GW on Thursday from 11 GW on Tuesday, according to the Union power ministry.
 "Coal power generation capacity under outage reduces to 5 GW from 11 GW")
India tweaks policy to use biomass pellets in coal-fired power plants
The policy will come into force in October 2022
 "India tweaks policy to use biomass pellets in coal-fired power plants")
Global climate action: Indian banks need to accelerate green financing
Indian banks need to move away from financing fossil fuels projects and prioritise lending to renewable energy and other environmentally sustainable projects
 "Global climate action: Indian banks need to accelerate green financing")
India's solar energy output growth slows in September amid coal crisis
Growth in solar energy is critical this year as half of India's 135 coal-fired power plants have fuel stocks of less than three days
 "India's solar energy output growth slows in September amid coal crisis")
India coal crisis brews as power demand surges, record global prices bite
Over half of India's 135 coal-fired power plants have fuel stocks of less than three days, government data shows, far short of federal guidelines recommending supplies of at least two weeks
 "India coal crisis brews as power demand surges, record global prices bite")
Explained: Global energy shortage or a coincidence of regional crises?
Gasoline stations running dry in Britain. Power costs surging in the European Union ahead of winter. Forced restrictions on energy use in China. And rising prices for oil, natural gas and coal
 "Explained: Global energy shortage or a coincidence of regional crises?")
India's August power output rises 16.1%, coal-fired power by 23.7%
India's electricity generation rose by 16.1% in August compared with a year earlier, lifted by a 23.7% jump in coal-fired power generation that led to a coal shortage at utilities across the country
 "India's August power output rises 16.1%, coal-fired power by 23.7%")
From coal-based to a renewable energy-based NTPC in ten years
But the company will have to do a financial Houdini act meanwhile to make the markets keep faith in its long term story
 "From coal-based to a renewable energy-based NTPC in ten years")
Coal's share in India's power mix hits highest in more than two years
This year seasonal factors have limited output of renewables, including hydro electricity, which are weather dependent, helping coal's share to rebound
 "Coal's share in India's power mix hits highest in more than two years")
Coal plants fail on pollution norms, may cost 4,800 lives every year: Study
Research by independent group warns against rise in respiratory diseases and economic loss if air pollution increases.
 "Coal plants fail on pollution norms, may cost 4,800 lives every year: Study")
Fairer way to help developing economies
The proposed Green New Deal in the United States and the European Commission's European Green Deal have laudable environmental goals but are too inward-looking
A good climate year
From record low tariff for solar power in India to Joe Biden making climate change his core agenda, 2021 will mark events that will prove to be a good year for the climate
UN chief urges all countries to stop building new coal power plants
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called on all countries to stop building new coal power plants in his video message to the East Asia Summit 2020
 "UN chief urges all countries to stop building new coal power plants")
Tata Power one step closer to tariff revision at Mundra power plant
Maharashtra is one of the five states that procure power from Tata Power's Mundra ultra mega power plant in Gujarat.
 "Tata Power one step closer to tariff revision at Mundra power plant")
Six missing after fly ash dyke gives way at power plant in Madhya Pradesh
Fly ash is a powdery byproduct of burning pulverised coal
 "Six missing after fly ash dyke gives way at power plant in Madhya Pradesh")
India's net coal-powered capacity additions to fall short of target: Study
The Indian thermal generation sector has faced multitudes of problems this past decade
 "India's net coal-powered capacity additions to fall short of target: Study")
India's coal power usage set to shrink for the first time in 14 years
Coal generation fell for a fourth month in November, the longest such streak in government data going back to 2005.
 "India's coal power usage set to shrink for the first time in 14 years")
India has increased coal capacity by 82.3 Gw, China by 290 GW: Report
A Global Energy Monitor report from January 2018 to June 2019 said countries outside of China decreased their total coal power capacity by 8.1 GW, while China increased its coal fleet by 42.9 GW
 "India has increased coal capacity by 82.3 Gw, China by 290 GW: Report")
Over half of India's coal-fired power plants to miss emission-norm deadline
India has a phased plan for plants to comply with the emission norms
 "Over half of India's coal-fired power plants to miss emission-norm deadline")
Setback for thermal units as UP energy watchdog bans new PPAs till Dec 2022
Says UP Power Corp Ltd and state discoms had already contracted for 'sufficient' thermal power with coal-fired plants to meet projected demand till 2026-27
 "Setback for thermal units as UP energy watchdog bans new PPAs till Dec 2022")
