Coal Projects

Govt asks utilities to not retire coal-fired power plants till 2030

'It is advised to all power utilities not to retire any thermal units till 2030 and ensure availability of units after carrying out renovation and modernisation activities if required'

Coal India subsidiary NCL to start M-Sand production, says ministry

State-owned Coal India's subsidiary NCL will soon start production of M-Sand, a material used for construction works. Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) will start production of M-Sand or Manufactured Sand for its Amlohri project in Madhya Pradesh, according to a coal ministry statement on Tuesday. M-Sand is artificial sand produced from crushing hard stones into small sand-sized angular shaped particles, washed and finely graded to be used as construction aggregate. It is an alternative to river sand for construction works. NCL is all set to start production of M-Sand and the move is aimed at maximising the utilisation of natural resources and minimising the adverse impact of mining. Eyeing business diversification while focusing on the ecological balance, the company has set up a sand manufacturing plant using its over burden as a raw material. This pro-environment move of the company will help in conserving river bed erosion and preserve aquatic ecosystems, as per the ...

Top Headlines: Economic survey in Jan, railways' coal projects, and more

CEA V Anantha Nageswaran is looking to put his stamp on his first Economic Survey, and to that end, the 2022-23 Survey, which will be released on January 31

Railways eyes Rs 94k cr coal connecting projects as part of Energy Corridor

National transporter targets FY24 to close critical project pipeline

Coal India powers productivity spurt, but can it sustain the pace?

The furious pace of production has helped prevent the blackouts of last year but there are questions over whether the state-owned miner can sustain the pace

CIL earns revenue worth over Rs 1.52 trn from coal sales in FY22: Govt

State-owned CIL has earned revenue worth over Rs 1.52 lakh crore from coal sales in financial year 2021-22, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Coal India (CIL) earned revenue by selling 661.89 million tonnes of coal in the last fiscal year. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said the mahartana firm has garnered Rs 29,400 crore by selling 177.59 MT of coal in the April-June period of the ongoing financial year. The revenue figure of the first quarter of FY'23 is provisional, it added. While in FY'21, CIL earned Rs 1,26,786.13 crore from sale of coal, in FY'20 the figure stood at Rs 1,34,979.13 crore. In a bid to increase the revenues of the public sector companies operating in the coal space, the government has given them a go-ahead for diversifying into other sectors including renewable energy. The captive mine owners, other than atomic minerals, can sell up to 50 per cent of their annual mineral, including coal, in the open market after meeting t

Agnipath protests: Train cancellations impacting coal movement, says PSPCL

The state-owned power utility PSPCL on Saturday said the cancellation of several trains because of the protests against the Centre's Agnipath scheme is impacting movement of coal for thermal plants. Those privy to the developments said the arrival of coal rakes has gone down from around 20 rakes a day to eight rakes per day. Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Baldev Singh Saran, said, "The cancellation of various trains due to the ongoing protests is definitely impacting the arrival of coal at five thermal power plants within the state." As per an official report, coal stock at the Goindwal thermal power plant is almost finished while it is in critical category at the Talwandi Sabo thermal power plant, which is left with stocks of less than four days. The situation is a little better at the Lehra and Rupnagar plants, which are left with 16 and 17 days of coal, respectively. The Rajpura thermal plant is having coal stock sufficient for

India's coal production rises 34% YoY to 71.3 mn tonnes in May

The country's coal production registered a rise of 33.88 per cent to 71.30 million tonnes (MT) in the month of May. Coal output in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal was 53.25 MT, as per provisional data of the Ministry of Coal. Of the top 37 coal producing mines, 23 produced more than 100 per cent, while the performance of 10 mines stood between 80 and 100 per cent, the ministry said. The thermal power generation went up by 26.18 per cent in May over the corresponding month of the previous fiscal. "The overall power generation in May 2022 has been 23.32 per cent higher than in April 2021 and 2.63 per cent higher than the power generated in April 2022," it said. Coal-based power generation dropped by 3.82 per cent to 98,609 million units (MU) in May against 1,02,529 MU in April 2022. However, total power generation increased to 1,40,059 MU in May against 1,36,465 MU in April 2022 on account of hydro and wind energy.

Railways spent Rs 150 cr to repair wagons, help coal movement: Data

The railways spent more than Rs 150 crore in repairing around 2,000 damaged and dilapidated wagons over the last four months to augment coal movement to power plants, according to official data. It also said that around 9,982 such wagons were listed as damaged in January, the numbers of which reduced to 7,803 by May 2, with the railways managing to repair 2,179 wagons in time for the coal demand to peak in the country. Officials said it cost the national transporter around Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh to repair each wagon. Sources indicate that damage to wagons has become a cause of concern for the ministry since private contractors used by power plants to unload coal began substituting manual unloading with JCBs. "JCBs hit the interior of the wagons and damage them severely. While earlier, this unloading was done manually, now it is being done through JCBs which have resulted in a significant increase in the number of wagons that are damaged. We are repairing them at a fast pace and usi

Govt working on 14 coal-evacuation rail projects for quick transit of fuel

The government is planning to strengthen the rail infrastructure and has stressed on commissioning 14 critical coal-evacuation rail projects for faster transportation of fuel

India's coal production rises 6% to 79.60 million tonnes in January

India's coal output stood at 75 million tonnes (MT) in January 2020

Coal production from captive mines likely to touch 85 MT in current fiscal

Coal production from captive mines is expected to reach 120 MT during the next financial year

Coal-fired power plants to close after new wastewater rule

The new wastewater rule requires power plants to clean coal ash and toxic heavy metals

SBI does balancing act between financing coal projects, appeasing investors

Lender needs to finance coal projects to electrify more Indian homes, as it works with investors like BlackRock Inc that are keen on renewables.

CoalMin targets projects worth Rs 41K-crore for asset monetisation

These projects include coal washeries, coal gasification, first-mile connectivity for building coal silos/mechanised loading, offering mines to private firms under mine developer and operator model

India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change

Coal's contribution to electricity generation in India fell for the second straight year in 2020

Pimco stops participating in bond offerings of Adani Ports & SEZ

Existing holdings to run till maturity; Australia coal project key factor

India's coal import declines 12% to 181 mn tonnes in April-January

During April-January 2020-21, non-coking coal import was at 119.84 MT as compared to 140.65 MT in the same period a year ago

European officials urge World Bank to exclude fossil-fuel investments

Senior officials from Europe have urged the World Bank to expand its climate change strategy to exclude investments in oil- and coal-related projects, and phase out investment in natural gas projects

NTPC proposes to stop land acquisition for greenfield coal-based projects

By 2032, state-owned NTPC plans to add 32 GW of renewable generation capacity to its portfolio through organic and inorganic routes