State-owned companies that operate captive coal mines will now be allowed compensatory afforestation activities on degraded forests instead on non-forest land, the environment ministry has said. Compensatory afforestation over degraded forests that is double in extent instead of equivalent of non-forest land may be considered for captive coal blocks of state public sector units on […]
Category: Coal
UPRVUN wants ‘clear’ Uttar Pradesh government nod to import expensive coal
The Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (UPRVUN) has sought “clear” directions from the state government on whether it should import expensive coal to meet the fuel requirement in power plants, considering the fact that buying foreign coal will necessitate increase in electricity prices. Over a week ago, the central government issued an advisory to […]
Chhattisgarh writes to Centre for coal mine clearance for Maharashtra
RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday wrote to the Centre recommending forest clearance for a coal mine allotted to Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited in Raigarh. This came a day after Maharashtra minister Nitin Raut met Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and sought clearances for the block. In a statement, the Chhattisgarh government said […]
As summer nears, coal supply crisis brewing for 2nd consecutive year: Report
A coal supply crisis is brewing in India for the second consecutive year with Coal India Ltd. restricting deliveries to industrial consumers to prioritise power plants. The state-owned miner limited daily supplies to non-power sector users to 275,000 tons, according to an internal letter seen by Bloomberg. That is about 17 per cent lower than […]
Power minister in Delhi over looming coal crisis
Power minister Harbhajan Singh met Union minister for coal and mines Pralhad Joshi at Parliament House in the national capital, also calling on RK Singh, Union minister for power and new & renewable energy to discuss the concerns of the state over the ongoing coal crisis and power- related issues on Wednesday. The Punjab power […]
Coal supply crisis brewing in India for 2nd consecutive year – Report
A coal supply crisis is brewing in India for the second consecutive year with Coal India Ltd. restricting deliveries to industrial consumers to prioritise power plants. The state-owned miner limited daily supplies to non-power sector users to 275,000 tons, according to an internal letter seen by Bloomberg. That is about 17 per cent lower than […]
Maha power plants face coal crisis as soaring mercury drives up demand
Mumbai: The coal stock at thermal power plants operated by state-run power generation utility have plunged due to supply bottlenecks as the rising mercury continues to drive up the electricity demand. Three of these power projects that together account for around 4,000 MW of the 9,330 MW installed generation capacity of the Maharashtra State Power […]
Not moving away from coal anytime soon: Centre
Energy transition away from coal in India will not take place in the “foreseeable future”, the coal ministry said in the Rajya Sabha, although the government will promote renewable energy. In response to a question by Priyanka Chaturvedi of the Shiv Sena on whether the government has prepared any road map for districts with a […]
Jharkhand CM warns of shutting coal mines over pending dues
The Jharkhand government will block coal supply if the central coal mining firms do not clear “legitimate dues” of ₹1.36 lakh crore owed to the state, chief minister Hemant Soren said. His government is committed to ensure the state’s rights are honoured, Soren said in his closing remarks at the budget session of the assembly […]
Govt asks states to ensure adequate coal stocks as power demand surges
New Delhi: As the demand for electricity spiked amid soaring temperature, the government on Saturday asked all states, Union territories and electricity generating companies (gencos) to ensure adequate coal stocks and timely turnaround of the mineral’s supply (unloading from railway rakes). Owing to a continuing shortage of coal due to its record high prices in […]
Bengal coal scam case: Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee being questioned in Delhi
Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate at its Delhi office in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Bengal coal scam. Banerjee, 34, reached the central probe agency’s offices at around 11 am, before which officials told news agency PTI case investigators plan to record the Trinamool leader’s […]
Coal Scam: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee to appear before ED on Monday
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Congress MP and nephew of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, will appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the national capital on Monday in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to a coal scam. His wife Rujira Banerjee will also be questioned by the agencies in the case. A […]