Changed policy to allow power from CIL coal to be traded in short-term marketOfficials said power producers will be able to meet debt obligations in the near-term and auction of coal supplies with aggregated PPAs wil...
21 Jan, 2019, 07.07 AM IST
Government mulls second round of 2,500 MW medium-term PPA auctionPower sector is facing stress due to coal shortage and other issues.Many power projects are starving for coal in the absence of PPAs.
13 Nov, 2018, 02.27 PM IST
Private sector grudges extra coal supply to state power generatorsPrivate power companies, however, questioned the government's decision to give excess coal to only PSU power plants, particularly citing ca...
25 May, 2018, 11.21 PM IST
Govt denies coal shortage, says CIL will meet all contractual obligationsCoal ministry said that there is no need for private power companies to panic about coal supply availability as Coal India will meet the co...
25 May, 2018, 04.17 PM IST
Government orders prioritised coal supply to PSU power plants; private companies may be hitDiscrimination based on ownership of assets put into question the sanctity of commercial contracts signed by Coal India Ltd, said Associati...
25 May, 2018, 02.41 PM IST
Government orders out of turn coal to PSUs; private plants to be hitIn a May 24 letter to Coal India, the Coal Ministry said there may be an increased demand for coal due to a surge in demand during peak sum...
25 May, 2018, 12.48 PM IST
Long-term coal allocation auction: CIL starts supplyCoal India would supply 27 million tonnes of coal annually to 10 power plants that won long-term coal allocation at an auction in September.
22 Mar, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
Power producers to reduce power tariff by 4 paise under ShaktiAt the second day of auctions, for Shakti, which ended on Tuesday around 11.30 pm, power producers were asked to bid on the discounts they ...
13 Sep, 2017, 04.54 PM IST
Ten power companies participate on Day-1 of power contract auctionsPower companies were offered coal in different quantities from different sources and they placed their initial bids in the form of discount...
11 Sep, 2017, 10.16 PM IST
Coal India set to finalise Shakti contracts soonShakti or the Scheme to Harness and Allocate Koyla (Coal) Transparently in India, will give long-term contracts to power companies.
10 Sep, 2017, 11.00 PM IST
Scheme to revive stalled power projects soon: Piyush GoyalNITI Aayog had recently recommended breaking up of Coal India into various subsidiaries. “It is not at all advisable and we are not taking ...
11 Jun, 2017, 12.48 AM IST
Government to auction CIL supply to imported coal based power plantsThe imported coal based power plants will have to pass on the cost benefits to consumers and no hike in tariff can be claimed by them, they...
22 May, 2017, 07.46 PM IST
Coal linkage policy to energise power firms’ growth trajectoryGovt is aiming to bring down thermal coal imports of power PSUs this financial year to “zero”.
20 May, 2017, 10.26 AM IST
Government's decision to set up 10 atomic power plants to generate 33,400 jobs, Rs 70,000-crore opportunityGovt's decision to indigenously build 10 atomic reactors may create manufacturing orders of nearly Rs 70,000 cr and is expected to transfor...
18 May, 2017, 01.28 AM IST