Coal Imports

DVC raises capex by 36% to Rs 2,800 cr in FY24, plans to import coal

DVC has ambitious expansion plans, intending to add total of 9,654 MW of capacity to its existing 6,700 MW from all sources, with goal of increasing its generation capacity to 15,000-16,000 MW by 2023

India to be coal exporter by 2025-26: Coal minister Pralhad Joshi

The ministry has also signed agreements for 29 coal mines auctioned under the sixth round of commercial coal mines auction

Coal imports fall by 25% in 3 yrs as India aims to up domestic production

Coal imports have seen a 25% fall in the last three years as India strives to increase domestic production and reduce dependence on imports

Western Railway chugs into 100-million tonnes freight club in FY23

First ever non-coal zone to achieve the feat

Zero coal import remains elusive as Centre leans on foreign supplies again

Move to make it a must for units running on imported coal to remain fully functional comes amid 50-80% spike in global coal price

Coal India's 7 projects to be developed by MDOs for import reduction

State-owned CIL on Wednesday said it has issued orders for seven coal projects to be developed by mine developer and operators (MDOs). The objective of engaging MDOs through open global tenders is to augment domestic coal production and reduce reliance on import to extent possible. "Coal India Limited (CIL) has issued letters of acceptance for seven coal projects to be pursued through engagement of Mine Developer and Operators," the maharatna firm said in a statement. Of these seven projects, three belong to CIL arm Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) and two to Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL)--another subsidiary of CIL. South Eastern Coalfields Ltd and Eastern Coalfield Ltd account for a solitary project each. The coal behemoth is tracking a total of 15 new coal projects to mine coal through MDOs. CIL will invest Rs 20,600 crore on land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement issues, and in some cases on railway sidings as well. The role of MDOs would be to excavate, extract and del

India Nov thermal coal imports at 9-month low as local output soars

India's thermal coal imports fell to the lowest levels in 9 months during November, data from consultancy Coalmint showed, mainly due to a rise in domestic coal production

Thermal coal imports grow at slowest pace in 5 months in Oct, shows data

The share of South African thermal coal imports rose to the highest levels in recent months as sponge iron makers switched back amid Russian blend concerns, Coalmint said in a report this week

Tamil Nadu power utility plans importing 22 MT coal to meet requirements

The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company will be importing 22 lakh metric tonnes of coal during the current financial year. Of this 7.2 lakh MT of coal will be imported in February 2023

Gencos procure 5.8% of total order value from Coal India's import tenders

CoalMin confident that domestic supply will meet festive season's power demand

Coal crisis hits SAIL's Bhilai steel plant output in Chhattisgarh

A stranded ferry from the Visakhapatnam port is cited to be the reason for plunging it into a deep crisis.

India's Russian thermal coal imports set to fall for first time in 4 months

Indian consultancy Coalmint expects September thermal coal imports from Russia to decline 30% from August to 1.4 million tonnes

India considers further coal imports as concern over energy supply grows

Stockpiles of the fossil fuel at power plants have fallen about 11% since mid-August, meaning utilities have an average of 10 days supply, well below required levels of more than three weeks

Traffic surge at ports a sign of India's economic revival: Report

Both coal and crude oil grew 16 per cent year-on-year (YoY), accounting for 105 mt and 65 mt of traffic in the first quarter, even on the back of record high prices

India to import 76 MT coal to meet demand; power tariff to go up: Report

India is planning to import nearly 76 million tonnes (MT) of coal this fiscal year to reach the fossil fuel shortfall in power plants

The emerging stress in imports: Surprisingly, it's coal more than oil

Surprisingly, its coal more than oil that is emerging as a huge pressure point

Indonesia's Bara Daya Energi outbids Adani in CIL tenders for coal imports

The Indonesian company quoted Rs 4,331 crore for the eastern coast tender and Rs 4,497 crore for the west coast.

Indonesian firm Bara Daya lowest bidder in Coal India's import tender

Bara Daya Energi is blacklisted by Gujarat and was rejected by CIL in first tender

Coal India, the producer with no experience in importing supplies

The country's largest domestic supplier has been appointed a quasi-canalising agency for sourcing overseas supplies

UltraTech Cement paying for Russian coal in Chinese yuan: Report

UltraTech importing from Russian producer SUEK, valued at 172.7 mn yuan; SUEK's Dubai unit facilitated trade from Russia's Vanino port; traders say other companies set to pay in yuan for Russian coal