Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday shared photographs purportedtly of Union minister Prahlad Joshi with an alleged “coal mafia” and accused the central investigation agencies of turning a blind eye to the issue. Sharing the photos on his Twitter handle, Banerjee said the central agencies were “ignoring the mafia-minister nexus.” “I wonder what […]
Category: Coal
Goa CM Pramod Sawant: ‘Coal handling at Mormugao Port Trust to be halved’
AS ANTI-COAL protesters took their agitation to the Secretariat on Wednesday, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that coal handling at the Mormugao Port Trust will be reduced by 50 per cent. “We cannot stop it all of a sudden. There are families who are dependent on it, around 1,500 families is one estimate. Of […]
Genco’s coal requirement to rise to 33.20 MTPA in a decade
The coal requirement of AP-Genco is expected to increase from the present 26 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) to nearly 33.20 MTPA, including 2.15 MTPA of imported coal which has low ash content, in 10 years for a projected thermal energy generation of approximately 49,220 Million Units (MU). The total coal-based generation capacity addition for […]
Kistaram open cast mines set to boost SCCL coal output
After suffering some setbacks in getting environmental clearance for its proposed new mines and expansion of existing ones earlier this year, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has received a boost for its plans of increasing the coal production to 70 million tonnes in 2019-20 by getting the green nod for Kistaram open cast mine recently. […]
Coal shipments at major ports rise 11 pc to 161 MT in FY19
New Delhi: Coal shipments handled by India’s 12 major ports saw a 10.81 per cent rise to 161.34 million tonne (MT) in the previous financial year, according to ports’ body IPA. These top ports under the control of the Centre had handled 145.59 MT of coal cargo in 2017-18. Shipments of thermal or steam coal […]
MoEF faults excess coal production by SCCL
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has faulted Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) for producing higher quantity of coal than the approved capacity in eight of its existing mines without seeking the necessary environmental clearance. A committee of experts of the Ministry that examined the proposals of the coal company to go for expansion […]
Singareni’s coal sales up by 21% to Rs. 25,828 cr in 2018-19
Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has registered 21% growth in turnover (sales) during the just concluded 2018-19 fiscal, compared to last year. It has also posted 4% increase in coal production and 5% hike in coal despatches during the year. “It’s the highest ever turnover, coal production and despatches achieved by the company till date,” […]
Singareni likely to get one more coal block in Odisha
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited is likely to get one more coal block in Odisha, the second in that State, for exploration against stiff competition from Goa Industrial Development Corporation which also bid for the coal field. The SCCL has been sounded out by the Ministry of Coal that it will be allotted the New […]
Nod for plan to continue coal exploration
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to continue the Exploration of Coal and Lignite Scheme, which took effect in 2017-18 and will now go on till 2019-20, with an expenditure of Rs. 1,875 crore.
Coal mines rich in cinema locations
The ongoing shooting of an upcoming Telugu movie starring actor Vijay Devarakonda in the lead role in the coal belt region has not only generated much enthusiasm among film aficionados but also brought into spotlight the potential of coal towns to host film shootings.