Energy & Petroleum News Today

Bangladesh faces a severe energy crisis due to declining gas supplies and plant shutdowns, heavily impacting industries and exports, while underscoring its reliance on power imports from India.

Monsoon disruptions have triggered a coal shortage at Rajasthan power plants, forcing the operation of the expensive Dholpur gas plant at over Rs 35 per unit to meet peak electricity demand.

MSEDCL fined 1,822 consumers Rs6.15 crore for stealing 25.9 lakh units of electricity across Pune between April and August, under an ongoing drive against power theft.

A severe national coal shortage has reduced Punjab's power generation by 1,500 MW, forcing major thermal plants to operate at half capacity and triggering power cuts for domestic and industrial sectors.

NHAI successfully trialed a 60% reclaimed bitumen mixture on a 1 km Chennai-Tirupathi highway stretch using CSIR-CRRI technology, potentially doubling the current 30% reuse limit and reducing foreign exchange dependency.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has transformed advanced safety tech from a luxury feature into a mainstream expectation, pressuring automakers across segments to adopt highway assistance and over-the-air updates.

India's solar surplus wastes 11.5 percent of capacity, totaling 8 TWh due to inadequate storage. Bitcoin mining emerges as a potential solution to utilize this excess renewable energy, despite regulatory hurdles.

Industrial units and residents in Bhosari and Talwade faced power outages for up to six hours after an 80 MVA transformer failed, marking the second major disruption in thirty days.

Kerala faces a severe power crisis as a nationwide coal shortage cuts central grid supply by 12 million units. Night-time load shedding is likely to intensify amid rising consumption and low rainfall.

Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation commenced commercial production of Unit 1 at the 660MW Udangudi thermal plant, increasing the state's total coal-based thermal installed capacity from 5,120 MW to 5,780 MW.