Sampling and grading of coal at 427 mines completed; new grades to be applicable for FY24The Coal Controller's Organisation (CCO), having its field offices at Dhanbad, Ranchi, Bilaspur, Nagpur, Sambalpur, and Kothagudem, carried...
24 Apr, 2024, 09.10 PM IST
Tata Steel tests coking coal samples from Russia for producing steel: CEO NarendranThe development assumes significance in the domestic steel industry as a fruitful result of the experiment would break the monopoly of Aust...
22 Nov, 2020, 11.24 AM IST
Power producers complain to ministry about Coal India’s move on third party samplingIn a letter dated Sep 1, APP said that in the last four years, none of the generating companies have expressed any reservation or complaint...
02 Sep, 2020, 07.41 PM IST
CERC asks power generating companies to bill discoms on coal received at plantsCERC has asked generating companies to bill consumers on the basis of coal received at the plants rather than coal dispatched by Coal India...
25 Feb, 2016, 04.40 AM IST
Power firms say representatives of coal cos interfere in sample preparationRepresentatives of coal companies remove shale, band, stones and other extraneous materials during the sample preparation, which results in...
17 Jun, 2015, 05.03 AM IST
CIL to compensate for inferior quality coalFollowing a near two-year fight with power major NTPC, Coal India has now allowed its consumers to select third party sampling agencies.
11 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Coal India agrees to NTPC's sample testingNTPC had been complaining that Coal India was supplying fuel of inferior quality at prices that were not acceptable.
03 Dec, 2014, 04.20 AM IST
NTPC to appoint third-party teams functioning independently to sample CIL coalNTPC appoints teams which will function independently of the sampling teams appointed by Coal India at various loading points.
08 Sep, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
NTPC won't pay CIL without third-party sampling of coal, power producer demands facilityNTPC appears determined not to clear dues of about Rs 2,000 crore to CIL without third-party sampling of coal.
20 Jan, 2014, 03.37 AM IST
Mechanism for third party sampling of CIL coal put in placeThe mechanism for third party sampling of the quality of coal from state-owned Coal India Ltd has been put in place.
14 Oct, 2013, 03.34 PM IST
HC appoints CIMFR to conduct third party coal samplingA Bombay High Court bench directed the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) to sample coal at the loading and unloading po...
09 Oct, 2013, 09.46 PM IST
- Coal sampling results to be binding even if buyer stays away
Where third-party sampling is not possible, joint sampling and analysis have to be conducted by the seller in the presence of the purchaser...
02 Sep, 2013, 08.00 PM IST
ERPC to file petition on coal sampling with CERCPower producers have decided to move Central Electricity Regulatory Commission through Eastern Regional Power Committee opposing coal sampl...
30 Jun, 2013, 12.52 PM IST
Coal India and NTPC coal sampling postponed by a dayCoal sampling helps determine the energy content, using a bomb calorimeter. The coal is taken randomly from the rakes on which they are loa...
12 Apr, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Coal India Ltd invites bids from firms for third party coal sampling
Coal India Ltd has invited bids from firms for collection of dry-fuel from mining heads and preparation of samples with analysis.
25 Mar, 2013, 06.33 PM IST
- CIL plans independent certifying body to ensure quality
Coal India today said it plans to engage an independent third party sampling to ensure the quality of coal it supplies to customers.
12 Dec, 2012, 06.33 PM IST
Govt says it will rework on coal sampling procedureIn the backdrop of allegations of inferior quality fuel supply at NTPC's plants, govt has said it would rework the coal sampling procedure.
20 Nov, 2012, 04.01 PM IST