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Coal India aims to ensure power at just price amid West Asia Crisis: OfficialAmidst the West Asia crisis impacting imported coal costs, Coal India Ltd (CIL) is committed to providing power at a "just price" to India....15 Mar, 2026, 03.19 PM IST- Coal PSUs must plan pithead-based thermal projects: Coal SecyThe Coal Ministry urges Coal India Ltd and NLC India Ltd to establish pithead-based thermal projects to cut transportation costs and enhanc...17 Mar, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
- Power plants may be set up at coal pitheads to cut costsA decision in this regard was taken after inter-ministerial consultations between the ministries of coal, power and railways which were anc...07 Dec, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
- Plans afoot to ensure coal stock at pithead power unitsThe coal ministry in India plans to increase the closing stock of coal at thermal power plants and mines by the end of March. This comes af...23 Oct, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
- 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 up but skewed availability still a concernThe total coal available with power plants increased to 26 million tonnes on Wednesday against 21 million tonnes a month ago, but fuel stoc...25 Jun, 2022, 06.38 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
- Coal stocking norms for power plants to be eased to avert crisisAt present, the regulations are based on the last seven-day average coal consumption. Pithead plants have to maintain 15 days' stock while ...07 Oct, 2021, 07.26 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
- Unsteady NTPC supply may increase power bill for someAn NTPC executive said power output at pitheads in Korba and Talcher, among others, was affected by frequent law and order issues.17 Sep, 2019, 10.49 AM IST
- CIL and Railways advised to prioritize fuel supply to pithead plantsGovernment has asked CIL and Railways to facilitate fuel supply to pithead power plants to meet an upsurge in demand.09 Jul, 2019, 12.22 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
- Power plants with critical stocks down to oneGMR’s Warora Thermal Power Station, the only plant with critical stock, however, is currently holding 4 days stock according to data compil...16 Mar, 2019, 12.40 PM 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
- 24 state units told to up power generationGovernment has identified plants running at low capacity yet holding coal stocks of 16 to 42 days.16 Aug, 2018, 11.47 PM IST
- Focus on coal pricing and production shortfalls likely on July 1 PM meetJairam 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
- Karnataka inks MoU with Chhattisgarh on 1200 mw plantThe Karnataka government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chhattisgarh to set up a 1,200 MW thermal power project in this st...08 Sep, 2008, 03.21 PM IST
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