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Canary in the coal mine: On the performance of India's core industrial sectors
Published - October 23, 2026 12:30 am IST Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just ₹1* Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just $4.99 *Offer only for new subscribers The latest data on the performance of the core industrial sectors show the economy may be facing…
X-energy and Amazon plan 12 nuclear reactors at a retired Indiana coal site
Amazon plans to buy power from 12 proposed Indiana nuclear reactors The proposed facility could deliver 960 megawatts to Indiana's electricity grid X-energy's Xe-100 reactors would use helium cooling and TRISO fuel Amazon is backing a proposed…
A breather for spot power prices, but coal stocks at plants continue to decline
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google As cooler weather has eased power demand in the second half of October, spot electricity prices on the country's power exchanges have moderated compared with September. Between October 1 and…
Speedy project approvals, assured buyers key to India's 100 MT coal gasification target by 2030: Report
The country's target to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030 will require streamlined approvals, assured buyers and effective project execution, according to a report. The report, ‘Coal Gasification for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat': Shaping the…
Coal tip slide victims still unable to return home nearly two years later
A couple whose home was wrecked in the Cwmtillery coal tip slide are still unable to return home nearly two years later. They have called for the lessons of Aberfan to be learned to protect communities like theirs. Tina Honeyfield and Ralph Connor…
Japan's Volatile Power Market Catches Wall Street's Attention
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, Tokyo-based reporter Yusuke Maekawa looks at why international interest in Japan's electricity market is starting to pick up. The…
Australia Gas Generation Drops to Lowest Since 2000 as Batteries Boom
Natural gas power generation in Australia's main grid fell to its lowest third-quarter average in more than a quarter of a century, as a surge in battery capacity reduced the need for the fossil fuel. Average generation from gas in the National…
Seaside town loved by tourists included on UK City of Culture shortlist
Blackpool, Sheffield, Milton Keynes and Wrexham are among the towns and cities that have made the UK City of Culture 2029 shortlist. They were selected from a longlist of nine and have each been awarded £125,000 to further develop their bids…
'Incredibly disappointing': Snowy 2.0 cost blows out to $25b in biggest setback yet
The cost of the Commonwealth government's troubled Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme has exploded to potentially $25 billion – more than four times its original estimate – and its completion date has been pushed out to late 2029 as its…
Can Forgiving Someone Who Hurt You Make You Healthier?
Forgiveness as a concept can be incendiary and polarizing. Some view forgiveness as surrender, a form of exonerating an abuser and accepting bad behavior. They see it as a shrugging of the shoulders and giving someone who has hurt them deeply a…
UN says we're going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a 'now what?' answer
In 2015, all but two countries agreed to make an effort to keep global temperatures from reaching 1.5° C above pre-industrial readings. Since then, most of the world has largely treated what they signed on to as aspirational, and one of the…
Bloomberg Reports Guangdong Spot Power Price More Than Triples Year Over Year
Bloomberg News reported that Guangdong's spot electricity price more than tripled year over year on Oct. 18, as first-half data showed widespread retailer losses and gas offers above coal's. Bloomberg said the Oct. 18 rate was about 810 yuan ($121)…
Bhatti wants Genco stations to go full throttle to meet growing energy demand
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has asked officials of the Energy department and the power utilities to take robust measures to prevent any power shortage in the State, considering the drastic slump in hydel power generation due to…
IDL commissions bulk explosives silo plant in West Bengal
IDL Explosives (IDL), a group company of the Hyderabad-based Apollo Micro Systems, has commissioned a bulk explosives silo plant with a capacity of 9,000 MT near Asansol, West Bengal. The Bolkunda Silo Unit, new facility spread over 8.4 acres…
Jackdaw decision could haunt the UK at future climate summits
Though the announcement that the UK government will move ahead with the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea was anticipated, it has generated a wave of criticism from around the world. This will have significant implications for the UK's…
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