New Delhi, Mar 22: There has been a reduction of 36.69 per cent in the volume of coal imported for blending by thermal power plants, amounting to 19.36 million tons (MT) during April 2023 to January 2024, compared to the same period of the previous year, the Coal Ministry said on Friday. This reduction in […]
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Coal import by power plants declines 40.66% in April-Dec as local production rises
New Delhi, Jan 22: The country’s power generation based on domestic coal increased by 7.14 per cent to 872 billion units during April-December of the current financial year, compared to 813.9 billion units generated in the same period of the previous fiscal. This reflects a robust increase in domestic production of coal to meet the […]
Coal India asked to enhance supply to thermal power plants
New Delhi: With the festival season round the corner, Coal India Ltd has been directed by the government to scale up dispatch to thermal power plants. In a review meeting presided over by Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi, coal companies were advised to enhance supplies to thermal power plants to help them meet the growing electricity […]
‘Government totally unprepared to tackle coal-rail-power crisis’
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took a swipe at the Centre over the issue of widespread power outages, saying the government has found the “perfect solution” to it which is to cancel passenger trains and run coal rakes. He also said the ministries of coal, railway and power are desperately inventing […]
18 miners killed due to excessive carbon monoxide level at a coal mine in China
Eighteen of the 23 workers were killed in a coal mine in China due to an excessive level of carbon monoxide, local officials said on Saturday. The accident happened at around 5 pm on Friday at the Diaoshuidong coal mine in the district of Yongchuan in Chongqing Municipality, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Eighteen miners […]