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Tata Steel's Jharia division commissions 2MTPA coal plant in Jharkhand
Tata Steel has set up a 2 million tonne per annum (MTPA) coal preparation plant at Jamadoba under its Jharia division, the steel giant said on Friday. Tata Steel's Jharia division has taken several initiatives of automation and digitalisation which has helped in improving operational excellence. "In line with its mechanisation and modernisation programme, Tata Steels Jharia division has commissioned the state-of-the-art 2 MTPA coal preparation plant and 400 kilovolt-ampere (kVA) Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) for Main Mechanical Ventilator at Jamadoba colliery," Tata Steel said in a statement. These facilities were inaugurated by D B Sundara Ramam, Vice President (Raw materials), Tata Steel in the presence of Sanjay Rajoria, General Manager, Jharia division. Built from cutting-edge technology, the 2 MTPA coal preparation plant has been transformed from the oldest running washery in Asia (in operation since 1952) to one of the most modern washeries across the globe.
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India among 5 nations responsible for 80% of world's planned coal plants
These plants will endanger Paris climate goals despite the availability of cheaper renewables, a report by financial think tank Carbon Tracker said
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Bangladesh govt scraps plans for 10 coal plants, pursues green options
Bangladesh had approved the construction of 18 coal power plants since 2008.
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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
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India plans to allow relinquished coal-fired plants to sell power
India's power ministry proposes letting coal-fired power plants keep selling power after completing their agreements with buyers, despite national promises to close old plants to curb pollution
India may close some of its coal plants as focus shifts to climate change
Efforts in India to close old coal plants have gathered pace amid rising outcry against air pollution and deepening concerns over climate change
How retiring old coal plants could save Rs 53,000 cr for power discoms
As on April 30, Indian discoms owed over Rs 1 lakh crore ($13.65 billion) to power generation companies, according to the Ministry of Power data
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Shutting old coal plants, freezing new ones will save Rs 1.45 trn: Report
Replacing scheduled generation from these old plants with cheaper electricity, either from new renewables or from the market, would save another Rs 7,000 crore annually
Coal washing not mandatory for supply to thermal plants: Environment min
In a gazette notification on Thursday, the ministry amended the Environment Protection Act to drop mandatorily washing coal for supply to thermal power plants.
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End of coal round the corner? The world's last plant will soon be built
The end of coal - and oil, and gas - isn't quite here yet. But the energy industry appears to be betting that it's coming soon
Use high-quality coal in power plants: Environment ministry on CO2 release
More than 80% of the country's coal is produced by Coal India Ltd, which operates under the Ministry of Coal
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Planned coal plant expansions in Europe have backfired, Asia could lose too
To date, 77% of this new capacity has been cancelled
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