Coal PSUs must plan pithead-based thermal projects: Coal SecyThe Coal Ministry urges Coal India Ltd and NLC India Ltd to establish pithead-based thermal projects to cut transportation costs and enhanc...
17 Mar, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
Union govt intends to take up coal, lignite gasification projects on high priority: Coal secretaryIndia prioritizes coal and lignite gasification projects for energy transition. Financial assistance approved. Government supports a greene...
16 Feb, 2024, 09.22 PM IST
Coal ministry to discuss with stakeholders ways to promote coal, lignite gasification projectsCoal gasification and liquefaction of 100 million tonnes will be set up by 2030, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced this mon...
15 Feb, 2024, 03.17 PM IST
Coal India, WCL to set up green energy projects at closed mines in Chhindwara area: Coal SecyCoal India and its subsidiary, Western Coalfields, plan to repurpose closed mines in the Chhindwara Pench area for green projects. Union Co...
28 Jan, 2024, 09.19 PM IST
Aim to reach 140 mt coal stock target this FY: SecyThe production so far in the financial year includes around 564 mt from Coal India Ltd, 52 mt from Singareni Collieries Company Ltd and 108...
19 Jan, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
No recipients of commercial, captive mines have returned their blocks: Coal secyThe Coal Ministry has dismissed reports on the return of commercial and captive mines due to slow progress on clearances, stating that such...
06 Nov, 2023, 09.00 PM IST
Stocks at power plants likely to dip further: Coal Secy Amrit Lal MeenaRecent heavy rainfall in eastern Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal has impacted coal production and dispatch, potentiall...
06 Oct, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
SECL's Gevra mine to be largest coal producing mine in Asia: Coal secretaryGevra project of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) in Chhattisgarh recently became the first mine in the country to achieve 50 MT of coal...
21 May, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
India says 50 lakh people directly dependent on coal mining; will press for 'just energy transition' at G20The country, which is keen to up its pace of development to take care of an increasingly aspirational population, has chosen a path of clim...
15 May, 2023, 04.02 PM IST
Monsoon management plan in works to ensure coal at power plantsUnder the plan, coal companies will focus on evacuating coal through first-mile connectivity, deliver more from shallow areas, and develop ...
02 May, 2023, 11.27 PM IST
Government developing portal to expedite clearances for newly allocated blocks: Coal SecretaryThe secretary along with Additional Coal Secretary and Nominated Authority M Nagaraju held an interaction with the representatives of capti...
12 Apr, 2023, 08.33 PM IST
India will start exporting thermal coal by 2025-26: Pralhad JoshiThe country's coal production is expected to reach 1.1 billion metric tons by FY26, of which 200 million tonnes would be from captive and c...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
Strong case to hike coal prices, could happen very soon: CIL chairman"There is a strong case for increasing coal prices, as that has not happened in the last five-odd years. This year, the wage negotiation ha...
20 Mar, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
Well prepared for peak summer demand from power units: Coal secretary Amrit Lal MeenaThe closing stock at pitheads will come at around 70 million tonnes in March end and overall coal production for the financial year is expe...
16 Mar, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
Coal minister reviews progress of thermal power plant construction in UPCoal minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday reviewed the construction of NUPPL, a coal-based super critical thermal power plant, and gave direc...
11 Feb, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
All measures being taken to boost coal production in next season, says Coal Secretary Amrit Lal MeenaSpeaking with reporters here, Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena said that the coal ministry has plans to supply more dry fuel to the power sec...
12 Jan, 2023, 06.26 PM IST
Govt says taking all required steps to boost coal productionThe production of dry-fuel from coal blocks during April-November period of FY'23 was reviewed by the coal secretary with project proponent...
12 Dec, 2022, 10.11 PM IST