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Chartbook: India electricity generationTotal electricity demand met increased by 24 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) (+21%) in October compared with the same month a year earlier. Wind increased by 0.3 billion kWh (+10%) while solar was up 1.3 billion kWh (+16%). Instead the electricity system turned to gas (1.6 billion kWh, +103%) and especially coal (28 billion kWh, +33%) to meet demand. Coal-fired generators produced a seasonal record of 111 billion kWh in October 2023 up from 84 billion kWh in October 2022. Over the same period, coal generation capacity has increased by just 9 million kilowatts (1% per year) and gas-fired capacity has been essentially unchanged.

Persons: Adnan Abidi, John Kemp, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, UN, Central Water Commission, Thomson, Reuters Locations: New Delhi, India, Dubai, Himalayas, Tibet, baseload

☆ Heavy rain in India's capital raises new fears of flooding
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW DELHI, July 26 (Reuters) - Heavy rain brought flooding to an area near New Delhi on Wednesday forcing some evacuations and schools closures as the region braced for more downpours two weeks after the Yamuna river burst its banks inundating parts of the capital. Hundreds of vehicles were submerged in a commercial neighbourhood in Noida city, which adjoins southeast Delhi, after the Hindon river overflowed. People living near its banks had to move to higher ground, television footage showed, and some neighbourhood schools were closed. Moderate to heavy rain was expected in Delhi later on Wednesday, it said. The Yamuna river, which runs through the city, rose to a 45-year high following heavy rain in northern areas this month, flooding parts of the city and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people.

Persons: Mahatma Gandhi, Shivam Patel Organizations: Central Water Commission, Thomson Locations: DELHI, New Delhi, Noida, Delhi, Red Fort, Independence

A tributary of the mighty Ganges River, the Yamuna River breached the “high flood level” mark on Wednesday for the first time in 45 years, according to the Central Water Commission. Adnan Abidi/ReutersThe river overflowing has also led to school and office closures, along with likely water shortages, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuate stranded residents from a flooded locality, after a rise in the water level of the Yamuna River, in New Delhi on July 13, 2023. People rescue cows from a flooded locality after a rise in the water level of the Yamuna River due to heavy monsoon rains, in New Delhi on July 13, 2023. Trucks are seen partially submerged in a flooded street after the Yamuna River overflowed due to monsoon rains, in New Delhi on July 13, 2023.

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Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Delhi on Thursday after the authorities warned of widespread flooding following days of torrential rains that have battered large swaths of northern India. That forced the chief minister of the capital region, Arvind Kejriwal, to shut schools and convert them into disaster relief camps. Many migrant workers, who live on the banks of the river, were camping on the roads alongside it as their makeshift homes were swallowed by the water. Many others were looking for shelter as water enveloped sections of residential areas and historical sites like the Red Fort. So far this monsoon season, officials said, landslides and flash floods have claimed at least 91 lives in six north Indian states near Delhi, and disrupted millions of others.

Persons: Arvind Kejriwal Organizations: Central Water Commission Locations: Delhi, India

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