Coal

March 20, 2023

‘SAMARTH’ to host discussion on Pellet to Power to Prosperity

National Mission on use of Biomass in Coal Based Thermal Power Plant (SAMARTH) has been created by Ministry of Power…

March 16, 2023

NTPC commissions green coal plant in Varanasi

NTPC has commissioned the first-of-its-kind commercial green coal project in Varanasi, which will make torrefied charcoal from municipal waste. Nearly…

March 2, 2023

Coal Production touches 784.41 Million Ton during April 22-Feb’23

As per provisional figures of the Ministry of Coal, India’s coal production increased impressively by 15.10% to 784.41 Million Tons…

January 17, 2023

Coal Ministry issues allocation orders to three coal mines

Ministry of Coal issued Allocation Orders for three more coal mines today under the commercial coal mining. Representatives of successful…

January 10, 2023

NCL to produce M-Sand from overburden

Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), the Miniratna coal-producing company, is all set to start production of ‘M-Sand’-the core material used in…

January 10, 2023

NTPC coal production growth of 51%

Coal Mining division of NTPC is maintaining its growth trajectory, has portrayed a phenomenal a year-on-year (YOY) production growth of…

January 2, 2023

Coal Ministry to take up additional 19 FMC projects

Ministry of Coal will be taking up additional 19 First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects for Coal India Ltd (CIL) and…

January 2, 2023

India’s coal production likely to touch 997 MT in FY’24

The country is expected to produce 997.14 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the coming financial year. Of the projected…

December 27, 2022

18% jump in quality of coal supplied by CIL to consumers

The Ministry of Coal and the coal companies have taken various measures to achieve the objective of supply of quality…

December 22, 2022

MoU signed to reduce carbon intensity from NTPC’s coal-fired units

Carbon reduction from coal power plants is a key challenge and Co-firing of low carbon fuel will facilitate the transition…

December 19, 2022

Coal India imports 3.58 lakh ton coal from Indonesia

Approximately 3.58 lakh tonne of coal has been imported by Coal India Limited (CIL) from Indonesia through the vendor namely…

December 14, 2022

Efforts to enhance production under Mission Coking Coal

Government has launched ‘Mission Coking Coal’ in August 2021 to suggest roadmap to augment the production and utilization of domestic…

December 7, 2022

Measures being taken to increase coal production

As per the current import policy, coal is kept under Open General Licence (OGL) and consumers are free to import…

November 22, 2022

Coal rake dispatch begins from NTPC Talaipalli coal mines

India’s largest integrated energy company, NTPC Ltd. dispatched its first Coal Rake from NTPC Talaipalli Coal Mines to NTPC Lara…

October 17, 2022

Coal Minister inaugurates National Coal Conclave & Exhibition

Union Minister of Coal, Pralhad Joshi, urged the public sector undertakings (PSUs) to compete with the private sector in coal…

October 13, 2022

Coal Ministry aims to achieve 100 million ton coal gasification by 2030

Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said that in next few months India is likely to…

October 3, 2022

Coal Production increases by 12% to 57.93 MT in September

India’s overall coal production increased by 12.01% to 57.93 Million Ton (MT) from 51.72 MT during September 2022 as compared…

September 20, 2022

Rajasthan gears up to meet power demand amid coal supply disruptions

Increased demand for electricity in Rajasthan is becoming even more challenging with the supply of coal from the PEKB Chhattisgarh…

September 15, 2022

Vedanta emerges as highest bidder for 2 coal blocks in Odisha

Vedanta has emerged as the highest bidder for two coal mines in Odisha on the second day of commercial coal…

September 14, 2022

Jaiprakash Power Ventures, highest bidder for coal mine in MP

Jaiprakash Power Ventures has emerged as the highest bidder for a coal block in Madhya Pradesh. The government put on…

September 8, 2022

Coal Ministry decriminalizes 68 provisions of MCR, 1960

The Ministry of Coal has amended Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 (MCR) with a view to decriminalise its provisions. MCR regulates…

September 7, 2022

SE Railway clocks nearly 27% growth in coal loading

The South Eastern Railway (SER) has registered nearly 27% growth in coal loading in the first five months of the…

September 6, 2022

India’s coal output remains below estimate at 58 MT in August

India produced 58.33 million tonnes of coal in August, missing its target of 67.94 MT for the month, according to…

August 31, 2022

Coal Ministry aims to enhance coal production to 1.23 billion ton by 2024-25

The Ministry of Coal is in the process of enhancing coal production to ambitious target of 1.23 billion tonne (BT)…

July 28, 2022

CIL plans to dispatch 700 MT coal in 2022-23

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has planned to dispatch coal to the tune of 700 million tonnes (MT) in 2022-23, out…