A court on Saturday issued a bailable warrant against Rujira Banerjee, the wife of Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, after she failed to join an Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation despite summons issued by the central agency in a money laundering case related to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria […]
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CCI raids engineering firms after Coal India antitrust complaint
The Competition Commission of India conducted raids at several small mining services companies on Friday for allegedly colluding on prices while offering services to the world’s biggest coal miner, Coal India, four sources told Reuters. Officers of competition regulator raided companies in Kolkata in West Bengal and Ranchi and Dhanbad in Jharkhand, said two of […]
India can’t afford its coal addiction
Nothing makes you appreciate air-conditioning like high summer in India. In Delhi, temperatures are running over 100 degrees for much of the day, with two full months still to go before the cooling monsoon rains arrive. Unfortunately, just as everyone decided to crank up their ACs or at least their ceiling fans, electricity supply collapsed […]
India’s coal production in April touches 661 lakh tonnes amid power crisis
As the country grapples with power shortages amid rising temperatures, the country’s total coal production touched 661.54 lakh tonnes in the month of April. This includes production by Coal India Ltd (CIL) and its subsidiaries at 534.7 lakh tonnes, Singareni Colleries Company Ltd (SCCL) at 53.23 lakh tonnes and captive mines at 73.61 lakh tonnes […]
India falls 7.6% short of coal supply targets to utilities in April
India fell short of domestic coal supply targets to utilities by 7.6% in April, as output from mines owned by companies for self-use was 33% lower than required and a shortage of trains for delivery further exacerbated a crippling power crisis. India faced its worst power crisis in over six years in April as demand […]
Energy crisis has power giant NTPC rushing back to coal
State-run electricity giant NTPC Ltd. plans to expand its coal-fired power fleet with a first new project in six years, a policy shift that reflects alarm over the nation’s worsening power crisis. New Delhi-based NTPC will this month award a contract to construct a 1,320-megawatt plant in Odisha, according to a company official with knowledge […]
Rahul Gandhi a ‘fake astrologer’, says Pralhad Joshi on coal crisis
Asserting that the ministries of coal, power and railways are working to expedite the transportation of coal across India, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday referred to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a ‘fake astrologer’. “Today we’re supplying 818 million tonnes of coal. As demand increases, Coal, Power & Railways ministries are working to expedite […]
As coal crisis looms, Delhi hospitals, metro stare at power outages amid scorching heat
The Delhi government has expressed concern over the possible shortage of coal in the power plants that supply electricity to the national capital. Disruption in power supply from Dadri and Unchahar thermal power plants may hit 24-hour power supply to Delhi Metro, hospitals and other important institutions in the national capital. Therefore, the Delhi government […]
World Coal Association partners with Gainwell to promote sustainable coal mining
World Coal Association (WCA) has partnered with Gainwell Engineering to promote sustainable coal mining in India. It is the manufacturing arm of Gainwell Commosales Private Limited (formerly Tractors India Private Limited). Gainwell aims to reduce India’s dependence on imported equipment for underground mining from its manufacturing facility at Panagarh in West Bengal. The partnership is […]
Amid shortage, Centre directs states to step up coal imports for 3 years
Power Minister R K Singh has told states to step up coal imports for the next three years, four sources told Reuters, reporting remarks that imply prolonged support for already elevated global prices for the fuel. The statement by Singh puts a long timeline on a major policy reversal suggested this month, when the Centre […]
Russia and India in talks to restart coking coal supplies
Russian and Indian officials met last week in an effort to resolve an impasse over the shipping of coking coal to Indian steelmakers, which has dried up since March over payment methods, a trade source and an Indian government source said. Russia usually supplies about 30 per cent of European Union, Japanese and South Korean […]
India’s petcoke imports to double this year as coal prices rise
India’s imports of petcoke are expected to more than double this year, industry officials say, as competitive prices are driving cement makers to switch to the fuel as an alternative to coal. A tonne of petcoke, a refinery byproduct, is more expensive than coal, but produces more energy when burnt. It is generally not used […]