coal
Coal India Ltd: Supplies to power sector exceed target
- Sep 1, 2022
Coal India Ltd (CIL) in a release said that its coal supplies to the power sector during the April-August period of FY23, exceeded the target set. Coal supplies to the power sector stood at 243.3 million tonnes, exceeding the Read more
Coal India sets capital expenditure record in FY22
- Apr 13, 2022
Coal India Ltd (CIL), in a statement, said that it has recorded its highest ever annual capital expenditure of Rs.14,834 crore during FY22. This FY22 capex was not only 1 per cent higher than what was envisaged in the Read more
Coal India achieves record output and off-take in FY22
- Apr 2, 2022
Coal India Ltd (CIL) announced that it has closed financial year 2021-22 (FY22) with record high levels of production, off-take and dispatches to power plants. Supplies to power sector CIL supplied 540.4 million tonnes of coal to the power sector Read more
Coal imports decline despite rise in electricity demand
- Feb 11, 2022
Information tabled in Parliament suggests that coal imports in FY22 have declined, despite growth in coal-based power generation. It was informed in Parliament that imports of non-coking coal declined by over 18 per cent to 107.36 million tonnes in Read more
Aluminium Association of India urges CIL to resume coal supplies
- Aug 31, 2021
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has written to Coal India Ltd (CIL), urging the Central PSU to resume coal supplies to continuous process-based power-intensive industries, such as aluminium. The AAI missive has highlighted that a crisis-like situation has Read more
Union power secretary reviews report on coal stocks at power plants
- Aug 30, 2021
Union power secretary Alok Kumar, on August 29, 2021, reviewed a report by the Core Management Team (CMT). The team, comprising representatives from the Union ministry of power, Coal India Ltd, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Indian Railways, Read more
NTPC sees lesser reliance on imported coal in FY21
- Feb 6, 2021
NTPC has reported a significant drop in usage of imported coal during the third quarter (October to December) of FY21. According to a performance report filed by NTPC on stock exchanges, the total imported coal used by NTPC during Read more
Coal India plans new railway sidings to reduce road transportation
- Dec 29, 2020
With a view to minimizing transportation of coal by road, Coal India has planned to invest Rs.3,370 crore in developing its railway siding infrastructure. The Central PSU, in a release, said that it would be investing the said amount Read more
Siemens Energy to discontinue support to new coal-fired power plants
- Nov 11, 2020
Siemens Energy has announced that it will discontinue the support for the development of new coal-fired power plants. However, it will continue to offer bridging technologies like gas-fired plants and components for efficient combined heat and power (CHP), waste Read more
Coal India: Offtake improves in September 2020
- Oct 2, 2020
Coal India has reported a 32 per cent growth in offtake in September 2020, marking a sharp contrast with the performance in the recent past. Thanks to the impressive performance in September 2020, the second quarter (July to September) Read more