Coal supplies to power plants up 7.3%: Coal ministry
Coal India has supplied 407.02 million tonnes coal to power sector in the current year, a growth of 7.3% over the same period last year, a statement issued by the coal ministry said.
No shortage of coal in country; CIL output grew by 104MT in 4 years: Piyush Goyal
The country faces no shortage of coal and its imports have declined to 208 million tonnes (MT) from 217 MT in 2014, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday. Replying to a query in the Question Hour, the Minister said coal production has witnessed an increase
Coal ministry increases fuel supply to power plants
The government Thursday said it has augmented the supply of coal to power plants to meet the country’s energy demands. The development assumes significance as Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy recently met Coal Minister
Coal gasification: Ministerial panel examining 14 mines
A total of 14 mines, including seven coal blocks, are under examination of an inter-ministerial panel set up for development of underground coal gasification (UCG) in the country.
In a first, Coal India Ltd tries out ‘Made in India’ electric dumper
In an effort to support Make in India, Coal India (CIL), for the first time, has started using an indigenously-made, 205-tonne electric dumper, a critical piece of equipment in mining. The dumper has been developed by state-owned BEML
SHAKTI impact reduce dependence on costlier sources of coal, save on fuel costs
Coal Ministry’s new Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala (Coal) Transparently in India (SHAKTI) has started showing results as a study conducted by global analytics company CRISIL
Coal block auctions: Initial response positive, 69 firms purchase the tender documents priced at Rs 5 lakh
After the failure of last two tranches of coal-block auctions, the coal ministry has received “overwhelming” response for the latest invitations for 19 captive mined. A senior coal ministry official told FE that “as many as 69 companies
Centre eases rules for auction of coal blocks
Having failed to attract any bidders in the last three years for coal blocks, the NDA government — keen to attract greater participation from the private sector — has now tweaked the process wherein the time period for seeking
Unhappy Piyush Goyal asks Coal India to improve performance
Coal minister Piyush Goyal has asked chairmen of Coal India and its subsidiaries to cancel all travel plans and focus on meeting sales and production targets as the government is not satisfied with the performance of these companies.
Goyal for adequate coal supplies to power plants
Coal Minister Piyush Goyal Monday pitched for long-term planning for mining operations and concrete steps to ensure adequate supply of dry fuel to power plants. The minister made the suggestion while inspecting coal mining and dispatch operations at Mahanad
