India’s scorching summer sends coal imports to 15-month high in AugustIndian power sector coal imports reached a 15-month peak in August. This surge occurred as electricity demand rose significantly due to a h...
17 Sep, 2026, 02.41 PM IST
India's power system just passed a historic tipping pointIndia’s clean energy capacity has crossed fossil-fuel capacity for the first time, with 331.7 GW of clean capacity versus 302 GW of fossil-...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
War? What war? Aluminium's Gulf disruption premium vanishesDespite the Iran conflict disrupting more than 2 million metric tons of aluminium supply, prices have retreated to pre-war levels as market...
28 Jul, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
Coal remains backbone of India's power supply despite renewable push, govt tells ParliamentCoal plants supplied nearly seventy percent of India's electricity during summer months. These plants generated seventy-five percent of tot...
23 Jul, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
Coal India supply to power sector rises 5.9% in JuneCoal India Limited (CIL) reported a significant uptick in coal supplies, particularly to the power sector, during June and the first quarte...
02 Jul, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
India's coal import drops 4% to 24.95 MT in AprilIndia's coal imports saw a dip of 4.4 percent in April, totaling 24.95 million tonnes. Non-coking coal imports decreased, while coking coal...
11 Jun, 2025, 01.10 PM IST
Renewables' share in electricity generation surges to 12% in 9 yearsIndia's share of renewable energy (excluding hydropower) in electricity generation increased to 12.1% in FY24 from 6% in FY15. The industri...
26 Mar, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
Import of coal by non-regulated sectors, domestic thermal power plants drops in April-SeptemberIndia's non-regulated sectors, including power plants, significantly reduced coal imports by 9.83% during April-September 2024, signaling a...
20 Nov, 2024, 03.38 PM IST
Coal production rises over 12 pc to 664.37 MT this fiscalIndia's coal production for the fiscal year 2023-24 increased by 12.29%, reaching 664.37 million tonnes (MT) from April to December 25, 202...
28 Dec, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
India exported 1.16 MT coal to neighbouring countries in FY23: GovtAs the primary source of commercial energy in India, coal accounts for half of our energy consumption and remains the dominant fuel for pow...
17 Oct, 2023, 05.56 PM IST
Coal dispatch to power sector drops 6% in October"The power utilities dispatch has reduced by 5.51 per cent to 56.49 MT during October 2022 as compared to 59.79 MT in October 2021," provis...
06 Nov, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
India's coal output up 29 pc in AprilThe country's coal output in April 2021 stood at 51.62 MT, as per provisional statistics of the Ministry of Coal. The ministry in a stateme...
10 May, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Coal-based power generation rises in MarchCoal accounts for over 70 per cent of the country's electricity output and utilities account for around 75 per cent of country's coal consu...
18 Apr, 2022, 06.48 PM IST
China industrial profit growth accelerates in Sept despite cost pressuresThe industrial sector has been hit by the surging price of coal, supply shortages and power rationing triggered by coal shortages due to em...
27 Oct, 2021, 08.25 AM IST
China's power woes may worsen as demand surges amid coal supply lagShortages of domestic coal have driven fuel prices for Chinese power generators higher, causing the unprofitable companies to ration power ...
18 Oct, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
India exports 8 lakh tonnes of coal to neighbouring countries in FY'21Of the said quantity, the maximum 77.20 per cent was exported to Nepal, followed by 13.04 per cent to Bangladesh, according to the Coal Min...
08 Aug, 2021, 11.44 AM IST
Notable turnaround in mineral production due to policy reforms: SurveyIndia produces as many as 95 minerals which include 4 hydrocarbon energy minerals, including coal and lignite; 5 atomic minerals, 10 metall...
31 Jan, 2020, 03.51 PM IST