CIL had supplied 119.5 MT of dry-fuel in the April-June period of the previous fiscal, according to a latest report by the Coal Ministry
The PSU removed 114.43 million cubic metres of overburden in its open cast mines in April 2020, as compared to 104.22 million cubic metres a year ago, registering an increase of 9.7 per cent
The company produced 602.14 million tonnes of coal during the last fiscal
All coal producing arms of CIL advised to immediately implement the increase; move is designed to encourage power plants to fo domestic supply instead of relying on imports
Sector experts believe the double trouble is likely to stay for the next three quarters and could hurt the supply chain from coal to power despatch.
Distress purchase and Colombian shipments are some of the new sourcing strategies
Nalco's net loss (after taxes) stood at Rs 33.96 crore in Q3 of FY20
The company further said that it is a preliminary investigation report only and added that it shall respond to the same and shall also put forth the factual position to the authority.
OCPL can sell 6,000 tonnes of coal per day to Coal India at notified prices
The ICPPA secretary-general Rajiv Agrawal in a letter to CIL said CPP and industries are going through a difficult economic phase
Overall power generation in the country was 114.66 billion units in September, as against 119.07 billion units in the same month of 2018
The total coal requirement 2021-22 and 2026-27 has been estimated as 735 million tonne (mt) and 877 mt, respectively, including imported coal of 50 mt
The increased coal supply has resulted in building up of comfortable coal stock at thermal power plants
On prices, ICPPA had earlier said that the dry fuel must be supplied by Coal India
NTPC recently issued two tenders to import 2.5 MT of coal citing constraint in domestic coal supply
Import curb might go for thermal power units, as quantity offered dips and price surges, triggering complaints
Coal ministry allays fear, says aim is to increase coal off-take
Coal supplies have not improved since last monsoon when some of the power plants had faced acute coal shortage
Power, Coal & Railways ministry to jointly develop portal to track coal transport
Centre has conceded to the state demand of categorising the Aligarh-based Harduaganj thermal power plant as 'critical', which would now entitle it to unabated coal sup