Coal Power
India has delayed the planned maintenance of 10 gigawatts of coal-based power plants by three months due to gas supply constraints from the West Asia conflict. Piyush Singh, additional secretary at the Ministry of Power, said 8 GW of gas-based capacity is affected by higher fuel costs from the Iran war. The government plans to add 22 GW of new capacity in the next three months.
Reported by AI
Japan's government plans to temporarily lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants to address an energy crunch from the Middle East war. Officials presented the plan to a panel of experts, who approved it, the industry ministry said. The measure allows full operation of older, less efficient coal plants for a year starting in the new fiscal year from April.