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SPECIAL SERIES | EPISODE 28

India's annual summer affair with Coal/Power Crisis

28 May, 2022
India's annual summer affair with Coal/Power Crisis
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As it has been happening for years now, coal and power crisis has gripped India yet again. Severe heatwaves caused due to climate crisis coupled with mismatch in coal demand and supply, led to a nationwide power crisis.

Electricity distribution utilities are resorting to power cuts, Centre is pushing imported coal and ministries of coal and railways are at loggerheads.

To guide us through this maze of crisis, our host Dr. Sandeep Pai spoke with two journalists with their ears on the ground. Sarita C Singh, a seasoned energy journalist and an expert on fossil fuels and energy policies...along with our co-host Shreya Jai, senior energy and climate journalist.

GUESTS

Sandeep Pai
He is an award-winning journalist and researcher and author of a book “Total Transition: The Human Side of the Renewable Energy Revolution.”

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Manas Mishra
Manas Mishra
Podcast Producer
Manas Mishra, is a multimedia expert and sound engineer with 101Reporters.

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