Page 14 - Coal Industry

Pay hike, allowances for contract workers in wage deal with NLC India

Settlement will be in force till December 31, 2026, will benefit 14,000 contract workmen

Jharkhand to get Rs 18,889 cr revenues from coal mined by CIL in next 4 yrs

The state earned almost Rs 4,000 crore every year during the last four years, that is around Rs 16,000 crore, he added

Energy pricing: Centre may allow Chinese miners to bid in coal auctions

The first of a two-part series analyses how price signals have been planned in coal sector reforms

Situation remains uncertain as some states still under lockdown: Coal India

The state-owned miner produced 18.05 million tonnes (MT) of coal from July 1 to July 16 against 19.61 MT produced in the same period last year.

Install washeries at all coal mines to provide affordable fuel, says JSPL

Washing coal increases the efficiency and quality of the dry fuel.

Auction for commercial coal mining begins with investor-friendly rules

There is effectively no strict eligibility criterion for participating in the auction. The companies/joint ventures should be registered in India.

Coal India output falls 11% to 41 MT in May, coal offtake up at 39.95 MT

Coal India accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic fuel output

CIL's coal quota under e-auction for non-power sector up 3-folds in Apr

The scheme was launched in 2015-16 to make coal available to non-power consumers, including captive power plants

Effective regulations and coherent policy essential for mining sector

The Ministry of Mines is now proposing a major shift in policy that can bring more than 700 mineral blocks into the auction mandate

Chhattisgarh asks Centre for its share of coal money to fight Covid-19

State CM sent reminder to coal minister Prahlad Joshi seeking release of Rs 4,140 cr

PM Modi holds series of meetings to boost economy amid coronavirus crisis

He reviewed the state of investments, the defence and aerospace sector and the mine and mineral sector

Coronavirus lockdown: Coal India extends payment deadline till April 21

Pending demand for Deferred Payment Letters of Credit implemented as additional mode of payment along with irrevocable revolving L/C for coal supplied to power producers, especially IPPs

Major ports show muted growth in cargo as thermal coal volume slides 15%

Visakhapatnam port upstaged others in cargo throughput growth, recording 10.98 per cent increase

Cabinet relaxes norms to mine, sell coal; entry for foreign players eased

The announcement comes four years after the Centre enabled commercial mining and sale of coal by private companies under the CMSP Act, 2015

SC seeks govt response on plea challenging provisions of Coal Mines Act

A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued a notice to Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Law and Justice, seeking their response in four weeks

Slide in coal volumes pulls down cargo volumes to 0.4% at major ports

In contrast, coal volumes grew by 11 per cent in FY19

Two hurdles in the transition from coal-based power to renewable energy

A fine balance is needed between the two sources of electricity in order to enable the wider use of renewables

Coal crunch roils captive power plants after MCL's output declines steeply

Mahanadi Coalfield's output plummeted 33 per cent in September, engendering huge shortage for CPP-based industries

NCL eyes coal production of 115MT by FY'24, focus on offtake by railways

The coal ministry has advanced the one billion million tonnes production target of Coal India Limited by two years to 2023-24 which will force the mining behemoth to revisit its production plan

Govt to now offer coal mines to private companies only for commercial work

Captive production allowed, companies can sell coal in open market