
The Great Indian Power Crisis
The power crisis, triggered by the coal shortage, has been in the news for the past few months. Almost the whole of India was caught in a serious power crisis from early May 2022.
The power crisis, triggered by the coal shortage, has been in the news for the past few months. Almost the whole of India was caught in a serious power crisis from early May 2022.
I was travelling from Chennai to Bhopal by Tamil Nadu Express, which is supposed to be a Superfast Express to attend the āAll India People's Science Congress.ā
India's power ecosystem, which depends overwhelmingly on coal to meet the country's baseline electricity demand, is suddenly faced with an acute coal shortage. Even when the Coal Ministry tried to play down the coal...