Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridors new section inaugurated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section and the Operation Control Centre of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor through video conference.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu to the Nation and inaugurated new Rail Lines and Electrification Projects in Bihar for the benefit…
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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…
WCL offers coal at cheaper cost to power gencos
In a bid to help power Gencos to reduce their generation cost, Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has offered substantial additional quantity of coal to different power…
Railways set to achieve 100% electrification by the year 2023
In order to achieve its objective of becoming 100% self-sustainable for all its power needs and also to contribute to national solar power goals, Indian Railways…
NTPC to bring down cost of coal at Kudgi with a newly constructed bridge
NTPC would be able to reduce the transportation cost of coal to fuel to its Kudgi Super thermal power station in Karnataka, to around Rs 200-500…
NTPC develops infrastructure to increase use of Fly Ash
NTPC has developed an infrastructure at Rihand project in UP to transport fly ash in bulk to cement plants, located at distance, at a cheaper cost.…
Coal India to own wagons to increase supplies to Power Plants
Coal India Limited (CIL) has set the wheels in motion to purchase its own rail wagons, in a maiden venture, under General Purpose Wagon Investment Scheme,…
Piyush Goel urges states to use provisions under “Flexibility of Utilization of Coal” Rules
Coal Minister, Piyush Goyal chaired a detailed review meeting with R.K. Singh, MoS Power and New & Renewable Energy and with top officials of Ministries of…
Rail – Coal Synergy Enables Record Movement of 344.5 Coal Rakes
Coal India Ltd has recorded the highest offtake of 2 MT in a single day on 28.3.2018, with Railways helping movement of highest number of 289.5…