Coal
Tea industry worried over rising coal costs: TAI
May 17, 2022
Tea industry worried over rising coal costs: TAI
Leading industry body Tea Association of India (TAI) on Monday flagged the issue of rising coal costs due to acute…
CIL exceeds commitment to electricity plants
May 13, 2022
CIL exceeds commitment to electricity plants
Coal India Limited, in a bid to minimise the shortage of dry fuel for thermal electricity generating plants, is supplying…
JSW Infra commissions ₹1,300 cr Paradip East Quay coal terminal
May 12, 2022
JSW Infra commissions ₹1,300 cr Paradip East Quay coal terminal
JSW Infrastructure has started commercial operations at the Paradip East Quay coal terminal in Odisha, developed at an investment of…
RK Singh asks PFC, REC for short-term loans to imported coal plant
May 12, 2022
RK Singh asks PFC, REC for short-term loans to imported coal plant
The Power Ministry has directed Power Finance Corporation and REC Ltd to provide short-term loans to imported coal-based thermal plants…
Railway data say 498 rakes made available daily
May 12, 2022
Railway data say 498 rakes made available daily
The Railways have been providing 498 rakes daily on an average against a demand of 456 for carrying coal to…
India’s coal output up 29% in April
May 11, 2022
India’s coal output up 29% in April
Government on Tuesday said the country’s coal output rose 29% to 66.58 million tonnes (MT) in April. This comes at…
NTPC invites bids to import 4.53 million tonnes of coal
May 10, 2022
NTPC invites bids to import 4.53 million tonnes of coal
NTPC has invited bids to procure imported 4.53 million tonnes (MT) coal, mainly for blending with the domestic dry fuel…
Concession of 50% in revenue share for promotion of coal gasification
May 7, 2022
Concession of 50% in revenue share for promotion of coal gasification
Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said the government has allowed a concession of 50% in revenue share for…
Railways cancel 42 passenger trains to prioritise coal movement
May 6, 2022
Railways cancel 42 passenger trains to prioritise coal movement
The Railways have cancelled 42 passenger trains in order to prioritize coal rake movement across the country to deal with…
CIL’s coal supply to power sector rises 16% in April
May 2, 2022
CIL’s coal supply to power sector rises 16% in April
CIL on Monday said coal supply to the power sector rose 15.6% to 49.7 million tonne last month in the…
Felling of trees for Parsa coal mining project in Chhattisgarh starts
April 27, 2022
Felling of trees for Parsa coal mining project in Chhattisgarh starts
Chhattisgarh forest department launched a tree cutting exercise to pave the way for the start of the Parsa coal mining…
Assocham pitches for zero import duty on coal, more rail rakes
April 27, 2022
Assocham pitches for zero import duty on coal, more rail rakes
Industry body Assocham has made a case for duty-free import of coal, greater availability of railways rakes to transport the…
Coal crisis stares at UP power sector
April 27, 2022
Coal crisis stares at UP power sector
Even as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked power officials to maintain routine power supply in the state, Uttar Pradesh…
Power, railways ministers discuss rakes availability for coal transportation
April 26, 2022
Power, railways ministers discuss rakes availability for coal transportation
Union Power Minister RK Singh met Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss higher availability of rakes for the power sector…
Punjab power minister seeks additional coal, power from Centre
April 7, 2022
Punjab power minister seeks additional coal, power from Centre
Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday met Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi and sought additional coal rakes…
Aluminium Association of India seeks PMO intervention on coal supply
March 22, 2022
Aluminium Association of India seeks PMO intervention on coal supply
Aluminium Association of India (AAI) on Monday said it has written to the Prime Minister’s Office seeking its urgent intervention…
Mahanadi Coalfields becomes largest coal producing company
March 15, 2022
Mahanadi Coalfields becomes largest coal producing company
The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a unit of the CIL, has crossed 157 million tonne (MT) in coal production in…
Reduction in coal imports despite increased power demand
March 8, 2022
Reduction in coal imports despite increased power demand
With increase in domestic production of coal, India has achieved significant reduction in import despite surge in power demand. Imports…
Global coal prices at record high, to increase India’s import bill
March 8, 2022
Global coal prices at record high, to increase India’s import bill
The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia is likely to have a bearing on the supply of thermal coal, while…
Two miners rescued in coal mine mishap in Telangana
March 8, 2022
Two miners rescued in coal mine mishap in Telangana
Two of the five people, who were trapped after the roof of an underground coal mine run by Singareni Collieries…
Coal production in Feb increases by 2% to 79.54 MT
March 7, 2022
Coal production in Feb increases by 2% to 79.54 MT
India’s coal production increased by 2% to 79.54 Million Ton (MT) from 77.99 MT during February this year as compared…
CIL to increase coal supplies to touch 670 MT offtake mark
March 7, 2022
CIL to increase coal supplies to touch 670 MT offtake mark
CIL on Monday said it is concentrating its efforts to augment its coal supplies further in a bid to touch…
Coal Minister urges coal sector to enhance production & reduce import
March 7, 2022
Coal Minister urges coal sector to enhance production & reduce import
Minister of State for Coal, Mines and Railways Raosaheb Patil Danve inaugurated the Iconic Week of Coal Ministry’s Azadi ka…
BCCL’s output up by record 61% in Feb to 3.24 million tonne
March 7, 2022
BCCL’s output up by record 61% in Feb to 3.24 million tonne
Coal India’s subsidiary BCCL has posted a record 61 per cent growth in its production to 3.24 million tonne (mt)…
JSW Steel, JSPL, Balco, others put in 26 bids for 11 coal mines
March 3, 2022
JSW Steel, JSPL, Balco, others put in 26 bids for 11 coal mines
JSW Steel, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd and Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd were among the 21 firms that put in…