New Delhi: On the fourth day of the commercial coal mining auction on Thursday, Fairmine Carbons won a block in Jharkhand, while Chowgule and Company emerged as the highest bidder for a mine in Madhya Pradesh. Fairmine Carbons emerged as the highest bidder for the Rajhara North (Central and Eastern) block in Jharkhand, as it […]
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India-Indonesia joint working group on coal holds discussions
New Delhi: The fifth Joint Working Group (JWG) on coal between India and Indonesia discussed various issues through video conferencing and the coal ministry provided an overview of the domestic coal sector. The meeting of the JWG was hosted through video conferencing due to travel restrictions on account of COVID-19 pandemic. It was chaired from […]
Fortum eNext completes project to cut NOx emissions at Hindalco Mahan coal-fired power plant
New Delhi: Fortum eNext, a part of Finnish clean energy firm Fortum, has completed its first commercial combustion modification project in India at Hindalco-Mahan Aluminium, in Madhya Pradesh. The project was aimed at reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions on one of the 150-MW boilers located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, a Fortum statement said.
SC threatens to stop e-auction of coal blocks for commercial mining
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday threatened to stop e-auction of coal blocks for commercial mining in several states, a decision it said threw open eco-sensitive forest areas to mining, but stopped short of interfering with the process to allow the centre a last chance to defend its claim that the impact of allowing […]
E-auction of mining near 50km radius of eco-sensitive zone may not be allowed , says SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday threatened to stop e-auction of coal blocks for commercial mining in several states, a decision it said threw open eco-sensitive forest areas to mining, but stopped short of interfering with the process to allow the centre a last chance to defend its claim that the impact of allowing […]
Jindal Power bids highest for Gare Palma IV/1 coal mine in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: Jindal Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel & Power, on Wednesday emerged as highest bidder for a large coal block in Chhattisgarh, pipping Adani Enterprises and Hindalco Industries. The company offered 25% revenue share for the Gare Palma IV/1 with geological coal reserves of 84 million tonnes and peak capacity of six […]
Fortum eNext completes project to cut NOx emissions at Hindalco Mahan coal-fired power plant
New Delhi: Fortum eNext, a part of Finnish clean energy firm Fortum, has completed its first commercial combustion modification project in India at Hindalco-Mahan Aluminium, in Madhya Pradesh. The project was aimed at reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions on one of the 150-MW boilers located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, a Fortum statement said.
Adani’s Stratatech Mineral Resources bags big coal block
New Delhi: Adani Group’s Stratatech Mineral Resources Pvt Ltd on Tuesday emerged as the highest bidder for a large coal block in Madhya Pradesh by offering a revenue share of 12.5%. The company pipped Hindalco Industries to bag the Dhirauli coal mine which has geological reserves of 586.39 million tonnes and is estimated to generate […]
ED attaches Rs 169-crore assets of firm in money laundering case related to coal blocks allocation
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 169 crore of a firm in connection with its money laundering probe in the coal blocks allocation case, the central agency said on Tuesday. The case pertains to Topworth Urja and Metals Ltd (formerly Shree Virangana Steels Ltd) that was allocated the Marki Mangli-II, […]
Vedanta, Hindalco among winners on day-1 of commercial coal auctions
NEW DELHI: Vedanta Ltd emerged highest bidder for a coal block in Odisha offering a premium of 21% while Hindalco Industries NSE 2.84 % placed a winning bid for another coal block in Jharkhand offering 14.25% premium in India’s pilot auction of mines for commercial purposes. The country’s first commercial coal auctions began on Monday […]
Vedanta, Adani, others in race for coal blocks to be auctioned for commercial mining from Monday
NEW DELHI: Companies like Vedanta NSE -0.99 %, Jindal Steel and Power, Adani Enterprises, Hindalco Industries and JSW Steel are in the race for the first-ever auction of 19 coal blocks for commercial mining, which will kick-start from Monday. The auction under which 19 coal blocks would go under the hammer will continue for eight […]
Coal India revisiting SOPs, rule books amid changing times: CMD
All standard operating procedures, manuals and rule books of state-owned Coal India NSE -1.20 % are being revisited to make them more effective and conducive to meet the challenges thrown by the changing times, according to its chairman and managing director Pramod Agrawal. In a message, Agrawal said that in recent times, Coal India (CIL) […]