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Workers drill at an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand September 18, 2012. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Indian states suffer power cuts as coal stocks shrink

India's eastern states of Jharkhand and Bihar state, and north western Rajasthan were among the worst affected, an analysis of daily load despatch data from federal grid regulator POSOCO showed

FILE PHOTO: Power lines and wind turbines are pictured at a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station of State Grid Corporation of China, in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, China, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
China

China power crunch spreads, shutting factories and dimming growth outlook

Pedestrians walk past a festive installation in New York, the United States, 22 December, 2020. Photo: Xinhua/Wang Ying
World+Biz

Over 100,000 New Yorkers suffer from power loss on Christmas

Waves break on the Brittany coast as storm Eleanor approaches Esquibien, France, January 2, 2018. Reuters/Mal Langsdon
World+Biz

Two dead, tens of thousands of homes without power as storms hit France

PG&E works on power lines to repair damage caused by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, US November 21, 2018.Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage
World+Biz

Power cut to millions as California faces heightened wildfire risks