Coal
NCL set to cross 119 MT production target for FY’22
March 3, 2022
NCL set to cross 119 MT production target for FY’22
Coal India subsidiary Northern Coalfields Ltd is set to cross its production target of 119 million tonne for the current…
Coal Ministry to organise post budget webinar on Coal Gasification
March 2, 2022
Coal Ministry to organise post budget webinar on Coal Gasification
In pursuance of the announcement made by the Finance Minister in the Budget speech on 1st Feb 2022 about “Four…
Core sector grows 3.7% in Jan 2022 led by coal, natural gas
March 2, 2022
Core sector grows 3.7% in Jan 2022 led by coal, natural gas
Signalling economic recovery, the output of eight infrastructure sectors registered a growth of 3.7% in January 2022 against 1.3% in…
Pralhad Joshi urges CIL to achieve production targets
February 25, 2022
Pralhad Joshi urges CIL to achieve production targets
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi has urged state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) to achieve production targets for the current as well…
Pralhad Joshi launches ERP system of Coal India
February 24, 2022
Pralhad Joshi launches ERP system of Coal India
Union Minister of Coal India & Mines, Pralhad Joshi said that together with introduction of latest IT enabled technologies, overall…
India’s coal production rises 6% in January
February 15, 2022
India’s coal production rises 6% in January
India’s coal output registered an increase of 6.13% to 79.60 million tonnes in January, the government said. India’s coal output…
Coal supply crunch has led non-power sector to ‘catastrophic conditions’
February 14, 2022
Coal supply crunch has led non-power sector to ‘catastrophic conditions’
Industry associations have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on deteriorating coal supply to the non-power sector, stating that curtailment…
Jindal Steel & Power, Hindalco bag coal mines in Odisha
February 12, 2022
Jindal Steel & Power, Hindalco bag coal mines in Odisha
The second and third days of auction of coal blocks for commercial use saw Jindal Steel and Power bagging Utkal-C…
Govt says continuing all efforts to further enhance coal production
February 10, 2022
Govt says continuing all efforts to further enhance coal production
The government said increase in coal output has amounted to significant reduction in imports of the fossil fuel and stressed…
India targets 1.2 billion ton coal production by 2023-24
February 10, 2022
India targets 1.2 billion ton coal production by 2023-24
India targets to increase coal production to 1.2 billion by 2023-24 and the government has implemented a number of steps…
Coal shortage crisis in non-power sector escalates
February 9, 2022
Coal shortage crisis in non-power sector escalates
At a time when the Indian economy is striving to emerge from the setbacks inflicted by the Covid pandemic, the…
CO2 savings of 38 MMT expected by firing biomass pellets
February 1, 2022
CO2 savings of 38 MMT expected by firing biomass pellets
FM Nirmala Sitharaman presents a green budget in Union Budget for 2022-23. The emphasis was laid on cutting down carbon…
Core sector growth recovers to 3.8% in December 2021
February 1, 2022
Core sector growth recovers to 3.8% in December 2021
Production of eight infrastructure sectors expanded by 3.8% in December 2021 against a 0.4% contraction in the same month last…
Despite push for renewables, demand for coal may be 1.3-1.5 BT by 2030
January 31, 2022
Despite push for renewables, demand for coal may be 1.3-1.5 BT by 2030
Despite the push for renewables, as per the Draft National Energy Policy of Niti Aayog, the demand for coal is…
Western Coalfields supplies 18.9 MT coal to Mahagenco
January 31, 2022
Western Coalfields supplies 18.9 MT coal to Mahagenco
The government said Coal India arm WCL has supplied 18.96 million tonnes of coal to Mahagenco against the prorated contracted…
Coal Ministry CPSE’s capital expenditure rises 28.33%
January 27, 2022
Coal Ministry CPSE’s capital expenditure rises 28.33%
Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) functioning under the Ministry of Coal increased capital expenditure to ₹12,605.75 crore in the first…
Bidding for CBM blocks to start on Feb 15
January 19, 2022
Bidding for CBM blocks to start on Feb 15
Bidding for 15 blocks offered in the first coal-bed methane (CBM) round in more than a decade will start on…
Coal India committed to meet elevated demand of power sector
January 19, 2022
Coal India committed to meet elevated demand of power sector
Coal India Ltd is committed to meet the elevated demand of the dry fuel from the power sector, including coastal…
NTPC order for imported coal is for small quantity: Adani Group
January 7, 2022
NTPC order for imported coal is for small quantity: Adani Group
Billionaire Gautam Adani’s port-to-energy conglomerate said it had won a contract to supply imported coal to state-owned electricity generator NTPC…
India’s coal import declines 27% to 16 MT in October
December 20, 2021
India’s coal import declines 27% to 16 MT in October
India’s coal import registered a decline of 26.8% to 15.75 million tonnes (MT) in October over the same month a…
Govt to follow auction route for coal block allocation: Joshi
December 13, 2021
Govt to follow auction route for coal block allocation: Joshi
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday defended the government’s decision to auction four coal blocks located near the Singareni Collieries…
Coal stocks at power plants improve to 21 MT
December 10, 2021
Coal stocks at power plants improve to 21 MT
Coal stock at thermal power plants improved to 20.98 million tonnes (MT) on December 5, 2021, which is sufficient to…
Don’t foresee any coal shortage till March 22: CIL Chairman
December 10, 2021
Don’t foresee any coal shortage till March 22: CIL Chairman
Coal India Ltd said it does not foresee any shortage of dry fuel for power producers till March 2022 as…
India’s coal output at 67.84 MT in November
December 8, 2021
India’s coal output at 67.84 MT in November
India’s coal production increased by 10.35 per cent to 67.84 million tonnes (MT) in the month of November. The country’s…
Coal stocks improve at power plants in November: RK Singh
December 2, 2021
Coal stocks improve at power plants in November: RK Singh
Coal stocks at over 136 power plants in the country improved to 18.95 million tonne (MT) in November this year…