coal production
India’s coal production likely to touch 997 MT in FY’24
Coal
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…
Efforts to enhance production under Mission Coking Coal
Coal
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…
Measures being taken to increase coal production
Coal
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…
Coal Minister inaugurates National Coal Conclave & Exhibition
Coal
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…
Coal Production increases by 12% to 57.93 MT in September
Coal
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…
Jaiprakash Power Ventures, highest bidder for coal mine in MP
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…
India’s coal output remains below estimate at 58 MT in August
Coal
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…
Coal Ministry aims to enhance coal production to 1.23 billion ton by 2024-25
Coal
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)…
Coal production goes up by 32.57% to 67.59 MT in June 22
Coal
July 6, 2022
Coal production goes up by 32.57% to 67.59 MT in June 22
Ministry of Coal on Wednesday said that the coal production has gone up by 32.5% approx in June this year…
India’s domestic raw coking coal production may touch 140 MT by 2030
Coal
June 27, 2022
India’s domestic raw coking coal production may touch 140 MT by 2030
The government on Saturday said the country’s domestic raw coking coal output may touch 140 million tonnes (MT) by 2030…
Power sector coal import comes down by 40%
Coal
June 3, 2022
Power sector coal import comes down by 40%
The coal ministry on Thursday said that coal imports, which had reached a peak of 248 million tonne (MT) in…
Mahanadi Coalfields becomes largest coal producing company
Coal
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…
Coal production in Feb increases by 2% to 79.54 MT
Coal
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…
Pralhad Joshi urges CIL to achieve production targets
Coal
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…
India targets 1.2 billion ton coal production by 2023-24
Coal
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…
China sets a target for coal use at power plants by 2025
Coal
November 3, 2021
China sets a target for coal use at power plants by 2025
China plans to reduce average coal consumption during electricity generation at power plants to improve energy efficiency and lower greenhouse…
Coal to remain predominant fuel in India’s energy basket
Coal
November 3, 2021
Coal to remain predominant fuel in India’s energy basket
Even as India targets net-zero emissions by 2070, polluting coal is set to remain as the predominant fuel in its…
Power trade volume rises 36% to 9165 MU on IEX in October
Power
November 2, 2021
Power trade volume rises 36% to 9165 MU on IEX in October
Electricity trade rose 36% to 9,165 million units in October 2021 at the Indian Energy Exchange compared to 6743 MU…
Coal to continue to feed the growing energy need of India
Coal
November 2, 2021
Coal to continue to feed the growing energy need of India
Given India’s dependence on coal for 70% of the power sector’s need, the 50% non-fossil fuel sourcing by 2030 itself…
Mahanadi Coalfields dispatches record 5.47 lakh tonne coal
Coal
October 18, 2021
Mahanadi Coalfields dispatches record 5.47 lakh tonne coal
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), has dispatched over 5.47 lakh ton coal to consumers yesterday breaking its own record of 5.45…
NLC trying to increase coal production
Coal
October 13, 2021
NLC trying to increase coal production
NLC India Limited, a Navratna PSU’s 20 MTPA Talabira II & III Open Cast Mine, Odisha has crossed 2 Million…
Situation to normalise in three-four days: Pralhad Joshi
Coal
October 10, 2021
Situation to normalise in three-four days: Pralhad Joshi
Acknowledging the current coal crisis, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that the situation will normalise in next…
Coal India production rises to 40.7 million tonne
Coal
October 2, 2021
Coal India production rises to 40.7 million tonne
CIL's coal production registered a marginal rise to 40.7 million tonnes in September. The development assumes significance in the wake…
CIL expecting to hike coal price after wage hike
Coal
June 18, 2021
CIL expecting to hike coal price after wage hike
Coal India Limited (CIL) is debating on hiking coal price for the regulated sector and may take a call soon.…
Coal India retains production momentum in May
Coal
May 31, 2021
Coal India retains production momentum in May
Despite COVID-19 restrictions in several states, Coal India maintained its output and despatch momentum in May, the second month of…