Page 12 - Coal Industry

Coal India arm MCL registers record production, dispatch in FY21

MCL, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, on Friday said it has posted a record production of 148.01 million tonne

Deadline to adopt new emission norms for coal-fired utilities pushed back

India pushes back deadline for coal utilities to adopt new emission norms

India's coal import drops 14% to 196.13 million tonne in Apr-Feb FY21

India's coal import dropped 13.6 per cent to 196.13 million tonne (MT) in the April-February period of the ongoing fiscal year

Phasing out coal for power holds key to India's net-zero goal by 2050

Under pressure to commit to a net-zero target before climate change talks in Glasgow in November, the world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases has been considering a 2050 deadline

50% thermal plants do not meet fly ash use norms, says environment group

Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh lead in fly ash generation; most plants blamed for flouting norms are owned by governments

To enhance coal output govt identifies 15 new projects: Joshi

To enhance coal production and reduce imports, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has identified 15 new projects with a capacity to produce 160 million tonnes per annum

Coal quality and quantity issues surface again; CIL denies grade slippage

Close to half a dozen states and NTPC have written to the ministry of power, complaining against discrepancy in coal quality and the billed amount

Coal India's production and offtake remained subdued in February

Demand was weak in the month

CIL's overall expenditure drops to Rs 54,241 cr in Apr-Dec 2020 period

The firm's overall expenditure declined by 3.3 per cent in the first nine months of the ongoing fiscal

No early end to India's love for coal despite climatic commitments

While home minister Amit Shah sees it as critical to India's goal of becoming a $5-trn economy, coal plays a crucial role in the politics of the Centre and eastern states too

Coal to be biggest contributor to India's $5 trillion economy: Amit Shah

'Single Window Clearance Portal' for successful bidders of coal mines under Oct-Nov 2020 auction

Coal demand to rise in post-Covid era, must scale up production: CIL chief

The Maharatna PSU will cross the 650 million tonne production mark during the 2020-21 financial year, he said

Coal India to end this fiscal with highest-ever quantity of auctioned coal

Increased volumes of coal under e-auction have also bolstered the sales revenue of CIL

Thermal coal imports at major ports fall 16% to 55 MT in Apr-Dec: Body

Disruptions caused by the pandemic continued to impact cargo movement in India

Taking several initiatives to augment coal evacuation infrastructure: Govt

The coal ministry has said the government is taking several initiatives to augment the coal evacuation infrastructure, including laying new railway lines

Coal mining opens doors to pvt players; power distribution fails to reform

The Centre amended the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, in May to open up auction for non-mining firms; micro, small, and medium enterprises; and foreign companies

2020, a 'gloom, doom and boom' year for metals amid Covid-19 pandemic

While Covid-19-led lockdowns across the globe destroyed demand in the early part of 2020, a supply cut-driven rally and sharp recovery in the auto sector have emerged as big themes

Coal India plans to substitute 80-85 mt of imported coal in current fiscal

Coal India Ltd is aiming at substituting imported dry fuel of 80-85 million tonne with more domestic supplies in the current fiscal

Scott Morrison says China would breach WTO rules if it bans Australian coal

Australia's prime minister said Tuesday that China would be in breach of World Trade Organization rules as well as a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal. Prime Minister Scott Morrison was responding to a report in the Chinese state-owned Global Times newspaper that the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission had given power plants approval to import coal without restrictions except for Australian coal. Morrison said he was treating the report as media speculation because the Chinese government had yet to clarify its position. If that were the case, then that would obviously be in breach of WTO rules, Morrison told reporters. It would be obviously in breach of our on free trade agreement and so we would hope that's certainly not the case." Coal and iron ore are Australia's most lucrative exports. But Australian exports appear to have suffered due to deteriorating bilateral relations since Australia called for an independent inquiry into the ...

Will pursue all avenues to defend businesses: Australia on China coal curbs

Australia's Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said he would pursue all avenues to defend the rights of the country's businesses after Chinese media reported China had banned imports of Australian coal