Source: " Energy price spike in Europe, coal shortage in India: Are we seeing a global energy crisis?" As we get out of the COVID-19 depression, demand is up and energy suppliers are more than willing to increase prices. The price is a function of supply and demand and demand is rising. According to the YouTube report, India gets 75% of it's electricity from coal plants (hummm no mention of China.) India gets 75% of its coal locally but climate change rains have shutdown some coal mines. Bob Wilson