In an effort to tide over inflationary pressure, the miner will likely raise prices after the assembly elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, in March, the sources said
Indonesia has warned that its coal supply situation remains critical, ahead of Wednesday's review of its export ban
China's thermal coal futures dropped 5.6% after the state economic planner signalled further regulations for prices
Coal India's plan to raise prices is likely to be delayed as it has failed to secure the nod of key stakeholders amid an outstanding of Rs 24,000-25,000 crore pushing company in a tough situation
Traders took cue from a meeting earlier on Wednesday as the country's top economic planner told miners and power plants that prices should not fall too much too fast
Futures gain 9% to intra-day record of $254.3/ton
Mining major Coal India Ltd might raise prices of the dry fuel by at least 10-11 per cent to mitigate the impact of increased costs and an impending wage revision
BEIJING/CHENNAI (Reuters) - Thermal coal prices across Asia hit new highs this week as China and India restock critically low inventories to meet robust power consumption, industry sources said.
The ministry is pursuing these five states to allow the two units to sell in the spot market on the power exchanges
Company execs say move would increase volume of trade on CIL's e-auction platform
Wants coal companies to discontinue charging any premium or incentive on bridge, flexi or long-term linkage coal being availed for 2020-21 or at least for the next six months
The APP also said that power units are facing huge under-recoveries of cost, owing to delayed payment from the state-owned power distribution companies
Prices of coal in the domestic market are unlikely to see any correction in the near term even as forecast for international thermal coal prices remains subdued.Coal India Ltd (CIL), the largest producer feels an uptick in power demand would boost offtake and strengthen prices. The coal behemoth expects its e-auction prices to go up both for regulated and non-regulated sectors. In the April-June quarter, CIL's e-auction prices fell 10 per cent compared to the previous quarter, impacting its bottom-line. The realisation was low primarily because of muted demand and lower global coal prices. However, things would not be stressed in the coming days, said a senior CIL official."The off-take situation is improving and the average coal realisation is expected to go up. As the demand for power is expected to rise, power producers would be in need of higher coal volumes and e-auction prices would firm up", he said.E-auction of coal accounts for 15-20 per cent of CIL's volumes but contributes .