India expects lower rainfall in coal-producing areas, potentially easing power crisisIndia expects overall rainfall during the annual monsoon to be 103% of the long-term average. Higher rainfall in other parts of the country...
Coal dispatch to power sector rises 27 pc to 59.73 MT in OctoberRecently, union minister for coal Pralhad Joshi had asked Coal India Ltd (CIL) and its subsidiaries to make 'all out efforts' to ensure tha...
CIL engages Accenture for mine digitisation; targets 100 MTs more by FY23The aim is to fit together and use the available data analytic techniques to raise mine productivity and efficiency from planning, project ...
SECL plans 8 projects worth Rs 3,100 crore for improving coal evacuationThe company said because of the move, there would be reduction in the cost of landed price of coal at generators end and retain the foreign...
South Eastern Coalfields’, Rail JV secures almost Rs 4000 crore loan from SBI-led consortiumSBI’s exposure to this project is Rs 1800 crore rest being from Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Indian Bank and Ban...
Coal India will exceed last year's production figures: Official"Coal India's production was nearly minus 8 per cent till October. So in the last few months the coal production has caught up. Now it has ...
Coal India output in January rises 10.7 per cent"CIL's production at 54.17 MT till January 27, was ahead by 5.23 MT in absolute terms on a like-to-like comparison of last year, registerin...
CIL expects to clear 20.5-MT non-power sector backlog by MarchCIL is also hoping to increase fuel stocks at power plants to the prescribed level of 22 days, estimated at 36 million tonnes, by the end o...
CIL claims highest ever production for DecemberThe increase in volume terms has been 3.89 million tonnes, an official statement said. December’s production witnessed 16% month-on-month g...
Coal India clocks 27% MoM growth in November“The company managed to produce nearly 11 million tonnes more coal than in October. Coal off-take for November 2019 grew by almost 17% on a...
Power producers seek resolution of issues to augment coal output from Korba minesIn a letter written to the ministries earlier this month, APP said the entire upto 100 mm sized coal production by surface miners should be...
Making efforts to settle project related issues: Coal Ministry to PMOThe ministry said it has also set up a portal on the lines of Project Monitoring Group to monitor the progress of mines.
Centre asks Chhatisgarh to expedite clearances to mining projectsThe issues relate to land acquisition, law and order and other statutory clearances, some of which are to be resolved at the state level.
NTPC, Lanco power plants facing coal supply problem: Piyush GoyalStating that NTPC and Lanco are facing coal supply problem, the Power Min has sought the intervention of Piyush Goyal for an urgent resolut...
NTPC, Lanco power plants facing coal supply problem: Piyush Goyal"MCL is having perennial problem of law and order while SECL is having transport contract issues in Gevra and Dipka mines," it said.
- ACB to commission 900MW power capacity in Chhattisgarh by 2014
The company had forayed into power sector in 2007 with commissioning of its first 30 MW power project in Chhattisgarh.
- CAG slams Coal India for incurring avoidable expenditure
The CAG report said due to non-deployment of pay loaders, SECL failed to utilise gainfully the existing crushing facilities and to earn an ...