State-owned CIL on Thursday said it has launched a multi-pronged effort to help build up coal stocks at power plants, and stressed that supply to the electricity units carrying stock of zero to six days has been prioritised by preparing a contingency supply plan to increase their stock. The statement assumes in the wake of […]
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Coal India chairman lays foundation stone of Rs 285-cr connectivity project
Coal India Chairman Pramod Agrawal has laid the foundation stone of a Rs 285.05-crore first-mile connectivity project, according to a statement by the coal ministry released on Thursday. Carrying forward the vision of sustainable mining, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd, a Coal India arm, is implementing nine FMC projects to provide pollution-free state-of-the-art rake loading system at […]
CIL chairman lays foundation stone of MCL’s Rs 285 crore FMC project
Coal India Limited (CIL) Chairman Pramod Agrawal laid the foundation stone of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited’s Rs 285.05 crore first-mile connectivity (FMC) project of Lajkura SILO at Ib valley in Jharsuguda district. The project would add 15 million tonne per annum dispatch capacity to Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. The CIL Chairman, who was here on a two-day […]
India asks utilities to import coal amid short supply as demand spikes
CHENNAI (Reuters) -India has urged utilities to import coal despite having the world’s fourth-largest reserves, with several power plants on the verge of running out of fuel due to a surge in power demand. Coal-fired power accounts for more than 70% of India’s electricity generation. Electricity generation makes up three-fourths of India’s coal consumption. “Thermal […]
Coal India production increases 15% to 43 million tonnes in August
State-owned CIL produced 42.6 million tonnes of coal in August, registering an increase of 14.6 per cent over the corresponding month of the previous fiscal. The rise in production comes at a time when there are reports of thermal power generation units across the country grappling with coal shortages. Coal India (CIL) produced 37.2 million […]
Coal India starts project to replace diesel with LNG in dumpers
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Coal India Ltd, the country’s biggest coal miner, is retrofitting its diesel-engine trucks used in mines with liquefied natural gas (LNG) kits to cut its carbon footprint and save fuel costs, a government statement said on Wednesday. India, a signatory to the Paris climate accord, wants to raise the share of […]
Coal India starts pilot project to replace diesel with LNG in dumpers
State-owned CIL on Wednesday said it has begun the process of retrofitting LNG kits in its dumpers — big trucks engaged in transportation of coal, a move that will help the PSU to save around Rs 500 crore annually. “In a big push to reduce its carbon footprint, national miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) has […]
Coal firms asked to give priority supply to plants with critical stock
The government on Tuesday said specific instructions have been given to coal companies to give priority supplies to thermal power plants having critical stock level, and the dry fuel stock at the plants is expected to stabilise in the next few days. The development comes in the wake of reports of thermal power generation units […]
NTPC ups coal output, seeks to boost stocks to meet electricity demand
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s biggest utility NTPC Ltd is ramping up coal output from its mines and importing 270,000 tonnes of the fossil fuel under existing contracts, as it seeks to boost stocks at its plants and meet rising electricity demand. India’s power demand has rebounded in recent months, reflecting an increase in economic […]
Regulation of Coal supply to power plants to free up 177,000 tonnes
Regulation of coal supply to power plants that have more than 15 days of fuel stock will free up around 1.77 lakh tonnes of coal from 26 stations, said the power ministry. Power Secretary Alok Kumar on Sunday reviewed the report of the core management team (CMT) to ensure daily close monitoring of coal stock […]
Tata, Adani plants may get to sell on power exchanges amid coal crisis
The two power units in Gujarat using imported coal — Tata UMPP and Adani Mundra — might have a chance at revival as the Centre opens up merchant power sale for them in the middle of domestic coal supply shortages. The two units have been in a constant tussle with five states to which they […]
NTPC plans to ramp up coal supply as shortage hits thermal units
As thermal power generation units across the country grapple with coal shortage, India’s largest power generator NTPC is looking at several methods to augment supply to states. It is also relying on gas-run units to improve power supply in the middle of a coal shortage. NTPC, however, added states were not scheduling power from gas-based […]