Category: Coal

As many as 156 critical infrastructure gaps to ports and for movement of bulk commodities such as coal, cement, fertilizers and foodgrains, have been identified for intervention under the PM Gati Shakti initiative, an official statement said on Saturday. The PM Gati Shakti programme was launched by the government on 13th October 2021. So far, […]

The coal ministry is “well prepared” to handle the upcoming peak demand for coal and has taken preemptive steps for the anticipated requirement in the summer months, secretary Amrit Lal Meena told ET. The closing stock at pitheads will come at around 70 million tonnes in March end and overall coal production for the financial […]

Coal India Ltd said on Tuesday it is hopeful of supplying 156 million tonnes of coal to the power sector in the summer months of April-June amid concerns over a spike in demand for the dry fuel. This quantity would be just over a quarter of the dispatch target of 610 MT for the power […]

State-run power giant NTPC is planning to import around 5.4 million tonnes of coal to meet the supply shortage during the first half 2023-24 fiscal, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. “NTPC is planning to import around 5.4 million tonnes of coal for its group stations to meet domestic coal supply shortage during the first half […]

Washington: A federal US agency has approved grant funding for a feasibility study to develop a coal mine methane (CMM) recovery facility in the Jharia coalfield in Jharkhand, said to be the first of its kind in India. The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) said on Thursday that to support efforts by the Prabha […]

An unusually warm February, coupled with industrial consumption, may lead to less-than-expected coal stock at power plants, raising concerns over meeting fuel demand in the summer months. February and March, being the last two months of the financial year, are usually when incremental coal stocks build up at power plants, which helps in meeting fuel […]

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell on Monday said that Adgroup is still a significant investor in Australia. “Adani’s investment is fully functioning in Australia. No reports I see from Australia of any effect on business, he is still a significant investor,” O’Farrell said on Monday.

The power ministry has notified that coal-based plants that will start commercial operations between April 2023 and March 2025 must have a minimum 40% of its generating capacity through renewable energy sources. Such plants could also procure and supply renewable energy equivalent to such capacity if not able to set it up, a notification from […]

Consortium of Mahalakshmi and Satyam Group won the auction of largest coal reserve of Northeast India at Nampuk Namchik in Arunachal Pradesh. The consortium stated in the recent auction of North East’s largest coal mine located at Nampuk Namchik in Arunachal Pradesh, two major industrial groups of eastern India, Satyam Group and Mahalakshmi Group won […]

India’s coal output increased by 15.10 per cent to 784.41 million tonnes (MT) during April-February period of the ongoing fiscal. The country’s coal output was at 681.5 MT in the year-ago period, as per provisional figures of the coal ministry. Coal India Ltd, which accounts for over 80 per cent of coal output, produced 619.70 […]

Coal India Ltd has posted a 14.3% year-on-year increase in production till February in the ongoing financial year at 619.7 million tonnes, in line with the target set by the company. “With a quantum gain of 77.3 million tonnes CIL is well on its way to breach the production target of 700 MTs of FY23,” […]

The coal ministry is expected to launch the seventh round of commercial coal mines auction in the second half of March with “more than 82” mines on offer, a senior government official told ET. The mines to be put up for auction in this round will include 25 new ones which are in the process […]