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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…
Hydrogen generation market to grow $445.5M by 2028
Sustainability
August 30, 2022
Hydrogen generation market to grow $445.5M by 2028
Hydrogen generation market is segmented by type (Traditional Alkaline Electrolyser, PEM Electrolyser), by application (Power Plants, Steel Plant, Electronics and…
Govt aims to build 40 MT coal stock at power plants during monsoon
Coal
June 17, 2022
Govt aims to build 40 MT coal stock at power plants during monsoon
The government is gearing up to increase the stock of coal at power plants to 40 million tonne (MT) during…
GENCOs have started related process: Power Minister
Power
June 8, 2022
GENCOs have started related process: Power Minister
Electricity generation companies (GENCOs) have started the process of importing coal for blending purposes, Union Power Minister RK Singh said…
Railways cancel 42 passenger trains to prioritise coal movement
Coal
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…
Home Minister Amit Shah reviews power situation amid outages
Power
May 3, 2022
Home Minister Amit Shah reviews power situation amid outages
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a meeting of the top brass of coal, power and railway ministries…
CIL’s coal supply to power sector rises 16% in April
Coal
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…
DERC turns down request to relinquish 98 MW power allocation
Power
January 13, 2022
DERC turns down request to relinquish 98 MW power allocation
Power regulator DERC has turned down city DISCOMs request to allow them to relinquish 98 MW of power allocation from…
NTPC order for imported coal is for small quantity: Adani Group
Coal
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…
Coal stocks at power plants improve to 21 MT
Coal
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…
Power consumption rises 3.6% to 100.42 BU in Nov
Power
December 1, 2021
Power consumption rises 3.6% to 100.42 BU in Nov
India’s power consumption grew by 3.6% in November to 100.42 billion units (BU), showing consistent recovery for the second month…
Coal supply to power plants in Nov more than consumption
Coal
November 30, 2021
Coal supply to power plants in Nov more than consumption
The supply of coal to power plants in November is more than the consumption, resulting in rise in stock of…
No shortage of power in country: RK Singh
Power
October 25, 2021
No shortage of power in country: RK Singh
Power Minister R K Singh exuded confidence that there will be no power shortage in the country amid the ongoing…
Coal supply to non-power sector may be kept suspended
Coal
October 14, 2021
Coal supply to non-power sector may be kept suspended
Even as supplies of coal are being ramped up at power plants, supplies to non-power sector plants may be kept…
Coal India steps up supply coal to power sector
Coal
September 10, 2021
Coal India steps up supply coal to power sector
CIL has stepped up the supply of coal to the power sector in the first eight days of the current…
Ikea, Rockefeller to fight climate change with $1 B platform
Sustainability
June 21, 2021
Ikea, Rockefeller to fight climate change with $1 B platform
The Ikea Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation on Monday said they will join forces to set up a USD 1…
CIL’s coal offtake jumps 38% to 55 MT in May
Coal
June 1, 2021
CIL’s coal offtake jumps 38% to 55 MT in May
Coal India said its coal offtake rose by 38% to 55 million tonnes (MT) in May on the back of…
Punjab fears power shortage amidst farmers agitation
Power
October 30, 2020
Punjab fears power shortage amidst farmers agitation
Farmers continue to block rail tracks of private power plants in Punjab. This in turn has made the situation in…
SECL executing first mile connectivity worth Rs 3,100 crore
Coal
October 18, 2020
SECL executing first mile connectivity worth Rs 3,100 crore
SECL is executing eight 'first mile connectivity' projects with an estimated capital outlay of Rs 3,100 crore to evacuate dry…
