India, Dec. 10 -- Asia's biggest power utilities are already losing $6.3 bn a year to climate-related hazards, a new analysis shows.

Losses could rise 33% by 2050 without deep emissions cuts and major investments in resilience.

Heat, extreme rainfall, tropical cyclones and flooding are driving escalating damage to power assets.

Coal-fired plants face acute risks from water scarcity, storm surges and efficiency losses in extreme heat.

Report urges utilities, governments and investors to strengthen adaptation, disclosure and cross-border resilience planning.

Asia's largest electricity utilities are already facing $6.3 billion (Rs 53,915 crore) in annual losses from climate-related hazards - a figure that could rise by 33 per cent by 20...