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
Cabinet approves Coal India power projects through JVsThe Indian Cabinet has approved the establishment of two pithead thermal power plants through joint ventures between South Eastern Coalfiel...
18 Jan, 2024, 02.30 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
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
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
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
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
Government asks Coal India to liquidate unsold pithead stockThe government is pushing Coal India to liquidate about 40 million tonnes of unsold coal piling up at pitheads of mines.
28 Jan, 2016, 06.02 PM 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
- 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