Coal India fuel allocation under spot e-auction rises 36%
CIL allocated 37.21 million tonnes of coal during the April-February period of FY20-21 under the spot e-auction scheme, registering a year-on-year increase of 36.3 per cent.
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NCL supplies 87% of total coal to power producers in FY21
Coal India Ltd (CIL) arm NCL has said it supplied 87% of its total coal to electricity producers in the last fiscal year, thereby fulfilling the…
CIL says coal grade slippage in Q3 down to 34%
Coal India (CIL) said coal grade slippage in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal was down to 34% and clarified that provisional bills of customers…
Subdued production and offtake hurting Coal India
Coal India's production and offtake remained subdued in February amid lower demand and robust pithead stock of 78 million tonnes.
Parl panel questions CCL’s equipment hiring for Rs 859 crore
Unhappy over Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) hiring machinery worth Rs 859 crore in a year, a parliamentary panel has sought reasons behind such a move when…
Coal secretary directs for acceleration of Jharia rehabilitation
Coal Secretary Anil Jain reviewed progress of the rehabilitation project for people living in fire and subsistence-prone areas in Jharia and directed officials to implement it…
Pralhad Joshi assures Coal India of full support
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi assured Coal India of full government support, even as he said the PSU needs to learn "new things" for improvement in its…
Coal India’s supply to power sector declines by 5%
Coal supply by Coal India Limited (CIL) to the power sector declined by 5.3% to 318.04 million tonnes (MT) in the April-December period of the ongoing…
Initiatives being taken to augment coal infrastructure
The coal ministry has said the government is taking several initiatives to augment the coal evacuation infrastructure, including laying new railway lines.
Coal India’s supply to consuming sectors rise to 9.2%
Coal India Ltd (CIL) said the supply of coal to the consuming sectors rose 9.2% to 154.6 million tonnes (MT) in the third quarter of the…
CIL’s supply to power sector drops due to low activity
The despatch of coal by CIL to the power sector declined 6.6% to 236.97 million tonnes (MT) in April-October period of the ongoing fiscal.
3GW solar power projects to set up by CIL for Rs 5,650 crore
Coal India (CIL) said it would set up 14 rooftop and ground-mounted solar power projects of 3,000 megawatt (MW) capacity by financial year 2023-24 (FY24) at…
CIL looking to set up mechanised coal transportation
Coal India Ltd (CIL) said it has issued tenders for all 35 mining projects identified for mechanised transportation of dry fuel and setting up coal handling…
18% rise in Coal India production to 47 MT
CIL produced 46.8 MT coal last month, registering a growth of 18.4%. Coal India had produced 39.5 MT of coal in the corresponding month of the…
Northern Coalfields to expand 3 open cast mining projects
Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) is planning to expand three open-cast mining projects in the ongoing financial year. Of the company's 10 open-cast mining projects in operation.
Coal Ministry launches website for R&D in coal sector
Ministry of Coal has launched the website to promote Research & Development (R&D) activities of the ministry and attract research institutes for R&D endeavours in coal…
CIL posts 10.6% rise in coal output in Q2
Coal India has registered a 10.6% increase in coal output at 115 million tonnes for the July-September period, on the back of record growth in production…
No takers for 15 coal mines up for auction
India has received no bids for 15 of the 38 mines to be auctioned as a part of its plan to open up coal mining to…
CIL floats Rs 4,970 Cr tender for east west rail corridor
CIL has floated a tender worth Rs 4,970 crore for construction of 135 KM east west rail corridor in Chhattisgarh to evacuate 65 MT coal from…
WCL set to double rail despatch to meet coal demand
Western Coalfields Ltd has drawn an ambitious roadmap to almost double its coal despatch capacity through rail mode to meet additional demand of consumers of Power…
CIL to invest over 1.22 lakh crores on 500 projects by 2023-24
With an aim to achieve 1 billion tonnes (BT) coal production by the year 2023-24 and make the nation Aatmanirbhar in Coal, National Miner Coal India…
India aims to achieve 100 MT coal gasification target by 2030
India aims for 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by 2030 with investments worth over Rs 4 lakh crores, said Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Coal…
Coal India orders 96 dumpers from Belaz at a cost of Rs 2,900 crore
Coal India Limited (CIL) has placed an order for purchase of 96 dumpers of 240-tonne capacity from Belaz at a cost of Rs 2,900 crore. The…
Commercial Coal Mining will start new era of development in Chhattisgarh: Pralhad Joshi
Commencement of commercial coal mining will start new era of growth & development in Chhattisgarh, said Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Coal. Interacting with media during his…
Demise of any CIL employee due to COVID will be treated as accidental death: Pralhad Joshi
Death of Coal India employees due to Coronavirus Pandemic will be treated as accidental death and the kins of employee will get the same financial benefits…