millions of households are urged to turn off their lights and appliances to tackle an energy crisis. and in central africa, we ve a special report on the race to stop the plunder of rich peatlands releasing damaging carbon dioxide. welcome to bbc news. we begin in russia. one of president vladimir putin s closest advisers, the foreign minister sergei lavrov, has told the bbc that russia has not invaded ukraine and he s repeated the official line from the kremlin that there is no war, but it s a special military operation . mr lavrov has been at the heart of power in russia for over 20 years and represented the country on the international stage for nearly two decades. earlier, he spoke to our russia editor steve rosenberg. hello, thank you. hello. it was the first time sergei lavrov had agreed to meet since moscow launched its offensive in ukraine. russia s government has created a parallel reality. invasion? what invasion? translation: we didn t invade ukraine. - we declare
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has surpassed its annual supply target of 610 million tonnes to the thermal power sector, achieving 610.8 MT till March 27, a company official said. "This marks the highest coal supply till date to the power sector," he said.
India s electricity supply in 2024 is more comfortable due to increased coal production and a significant deployment of renewables. Coal inventories have recovered, with record volumes of coal being dug and dispatched to generators. Power plants now have plentiful stocks of coal, minimizing the risk of blackouts. Generators are storing 38 million tonnes of coal on site, up from previous years. The comfortable fuel situation is a result of increased coal production and prioritized coal deliveries. The expansion of renewable generation has also relieved some pressure on coal supplies.
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