86 power plants have 25% less coal stocks than normative levels: CEA reportAccording to a report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), 86 thermal power plants in India, including six imported coal-based plant...
22 Oct, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Coal stocks at non-pithead plants low at 26pc of normative levelExperts are of the view that coal shortage can lead to a possible electricity crisis and there is a need to scale up supplies as 26 per cen...
24 Apr, 2022, 11.04 AM IST
India's coal import drops 43% in July owing to high stockpile at pitheads, plantsThe country had imported 19.61 MT of coal in July 2019, according to a provisional compilation, by mjunction services limited, based on mon...
09 Aug, 2020, 11.19 AM IST
Coal India liquidates 35 Mt of pithead stock in the first half of FY 19-20: Pralhad Joshi“The pithead coal stock with CIL was 54.15 Million Tonne (MT) as on April 1, 2019 which reduced to 19.15 MT as on September 30, 2019. Thus,...
25 Nov, 2019, 06.53 PM IST
No. of power plants with critical coal stocks falls to zeroAt present there are 26 plants that have stacked up enough supplies to last one month or more.
20 Mar, 2019, 07.49 AM IST
Months of coal stock deficit ends as power plants report healthy volumesPower sector executives say lower demand in recent winter months helped reduce fuel consumption, which increased stocks.
28 Feb, 2019, 11.43 PM IST
Coal India wants a coal export policyCoal India wants a policy on coal exports before it could finalise commercial contracts for exporting the dry fuel, a senior CIL official s...
16 Sep, 2018, 11.10 AM IST
- Lower tax on coal under GST to help CIL clear stockpile: Official
"With coal being put in the lowest tax slab of 5 per cent under the GST the market will respond positively. The inventories will go down," ...
25 May, 2017, 07.14 PM IST
Government asks CIL to expedite coal export to neighbouring nationsAsserting that CIL can export all the surplus coal, including the pithead and fresh stock, Kumar said the PSU is capable of producing more ...
01 May, 2017, 05.32 PM IST
CIL’s production cut helps reduce stockpile at pitheads, power plantsKolkata-headquartered miner had recorded double-digit jump in coal production. However, it saw slow offtake of its coal due to the slowdown...
16 May, 2016, 04.02 AM IST
Coal India's pithead stock rises to 49 MTState-owned Coal India's pithead stock has increased by 13 per cent to 48.6 million tonnes as on May 29.
31 May, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
- Liquidate coal stocks lying at pithead: Government to Coal India Ltd
The government has asked Coal India Ltd (CIL) to liquidate stocks lying at pitheads to the maximum possible.
24 Aug, 2011, 08.39 PM IST
- Coal India liquidates 14.5 million tonnes of coal from its stocks
During April-July 2011 Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s largest coal miner, liquidated a record 14.50 million tonnes (MTs) of coal fro...
03 Aug, 2011, 08.04 PM IST
- Focus on coal pricing and production shortfalls likely on July 1 PM meet
Jairam Ramesh wants the spotlight on issues such as production practices of coal companies, incentives for states, coal pricing and evacuat...
27 Jun, 2011, 01.21 AM IST
- CIL assures efforts for increase coal supply to consumers
Coal India has assured the government that it will make efforts to increase coal availability to the users by 28 million tonnes in the curr...
15 Jun, 2011, 02.15 AM IST
- After mining solution for no-go areas, GoM may discuss coal pricing
After working out a compromise solution for coal mining in dense forest or "no-go" areas, the Pranab Mukherjee-led ministerial panel is exp...
14 Jun, 2011, 07.04 AM IST
- CIL H1 production at 185.68 mt, slips 9% from target
Coal India's production during April-September 2010 was up by just 0.7 per cent to 185.68 million tonnes over the corresponding period, but...
01 Nov, 2010, 06.06 PM IST