The West Bengal government will float a global tender seeking Expression of Interest for a Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) for the Deocha Pachami coal block, Power Minister Aroop Biswas said on Friday. The coal block in Birbhum district could see a peak investment of Rs 35,000 crore. This block is considered the world’s second-largest […]
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India to boost energy self-reliance through coal gasification: Additional coal secy
M. Nagaraju, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, on Wednesday, emphasized the critical role of coal gasification in enhancing India’s energy security and advancing towards a self-reliant nation. Speaking at a roadshow organized by the Ministry of Coal in Mumbai to promote coal/lignite gasification projects, Nagaraju highlighted the government’s commitment to diversifying the use of coal, […]
CIL and NLCIL near capex goal, achieving 95.83% of FY24 target
Coal India Limited (CIL) and Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL), under the Ministry of Coal, have achieved 95.83% of their capital expenditure (capex) target for the fiscal year 2023-24, with an investment of ₹20,153 crore out of the targeted ₹21,030 crore as of January 2024. The performance aligns with the trend of surpassing capex […]
Roadshow for coal gasification projects on Wednesday
The coal ministry will on Wednesday hold another roadshow in a bid to push coal gasification projects. The roadshow will be held in Mumbai. “After a successful and enthusiastically concluded industry interaction on February 16, 2024, in Hyderabad, focusing on the scheme for promotion of coal/lignite gasification projects, Ministry of Coal…is poised to conduct another […]
Union govt intends to take up coal, lignite gasification projects on high priority: Coal secretary
Emphasising the importance of coal and lignite gasification projects in India’s energy transition, Union Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena on Friday said the union government intends to take up these projects on very high priority. Meena addressed an industry interaction meeting organised by the Ministry of Coal here, on ways to promote coal, and lignite […]
Strike at Coal India and subsidiaries successful, says trade union leader
The one-day national strike on Friday on the call of a joint platform of Central Trade Unions at Coal India Ltd (CIL) and its subsidiaries has been successful, a trade union leader said. Nathulal Pandey, president of HMS-affiliated Hind Khadan Mazdoor Federation said, “We have joined (the strike) because of the call given by the […]
National coal index falls 5% in Dec, shows sufficient availability in mkt
Indicating sufficient coal availability in the market, the National Coal Index (NCI) declined 4.75 per cent in December. The NCI was at 155.44 points in December 2022, the coal ministry said in a statement on Thursday. This decline shows a strong supply of coal in the market, with sufficient availability to meet the rising demand. […]
Coal India to add new mines, expand existing ones to meet high demand
State-run Coal India plans to start operations at five new mines and expand capacity of at least 16 existing ones to address growing demand for the fuel, its chairman told Reuters on Wednesday. India has increasingly relied on coal to address record power demand in recent months, with the rise in coal-fired power output outpacing […]
Telangana: SCCL targets 2.3 L tonnes every day for 60 days
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has set a target of producing 2.3 lakh tonnes of coal every day for the next 60 days to meet the power requirements of the country. SCCL chairman and managing director N Balaram held a meeting with officials here on Friday where he directed the staff to work to […]
India may launch carbon capture policy to exploit vast coal resources
India is set to launch a carbon capture policy that it says will allow it to keep exploiting its vast coal resources and deal with its growing emissions, according to to a top government energy adviser. The policy is expected to be unveiled later this year – should Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government retain power […]
Interim Budget: Coal gasification, liquefaction of 100 metric tonne to be set up by 2030, says Finance Minister
Interim Budget: Coal gasification and liquefaction of 100 metric tonne will be set up by 2030, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. In January, the government approved an outlay of Rs 8,500 crore as financial assistance for promoting coal, lignite gasification projects. The government has also approved setting up of a coal-to-SNG (Synthetic Natural […]
India to increase coal-fired capacity in 2024 by the most in at least 6 years
India will start operating new coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 13.9 gigawatts (GW) this year, its power ministry said in a statement to Reuters, the highest annual increase in at least six years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has cited energy security concerns amid surging power demand and low per-capita emissions to […]