Page 15 - Coal

Coal India sets production target of 655 mt; 3-fold rise from last fiscal

The ministerial goal this year is just 5 mt over the aspirational target which the world's largest coal producer had set for itself in 2018-19

SECL remains CIL flagship entity as FY19 coal output rises by 9%

The company's overall output makes up about 26 per cent of the total coal produced by CIL

Ahead of summer and Lok Sabha polls, coal companies to increase output

The coal stock at power units stands at an average of 13 days, as of February 20

India's largest coal mine enmeshed in political tug of war, production hit

SECL had said it would increase its annual production to 250 million tonne in 2019-20 as its contribution to the 1 billion tonne target of Coal India

Coal allocation by CIL to power sector under e-auction drops 20% in Apr-Nov

CIL had earlier said it would put on offer a little over 45 million tonnes of coal under the special forward auction in the current fiscal

The world needs to get out of coal, and fast, but why is it so hard?

Spurred by public outcry over air pollution, China is now also the world leader in solar and wind power installation, and its central government has tried to slow down coal plant construction

Achieving 1-billion-tonne coal output target by 2022 set to disrupt market

While it bodes well for the country's coal production, the monopoly national miner, CIL, could see eventual shrinking of some of its coal business

Coal stock slips to an all-time low of 30 million tonnes as demand rises

Officials said the stock pile (ready to be dispatched coal) with the mine is low as the off-take has increased and it is a good sign

At 35%, Indian coal imports rise at the fastest rate in 42 months

For the first nine months of 2018, imports of 124.6 million tonnes are up 20 per cent from the same period a year earlier

As power plants graple with shortages, coal imports up 35% to 21 MT in Sep

Overall, coal and coke imports during the first half of the current fiscal increased by 13.9 per cent to 119.42 MT

Coal offtake rises 9.5% to 247 mn tonnes in April-August, production up 12%

Enhanced coal despatches are slowly leading a recovery in capacity utilisation at thermal power plants

Extended rains hit coal supply to power plants and raise spot prices

Coal companies call this a temporary phenomenon but have expressed their reservations over rake availability

Coal loading powers 7.26% rise in rail freight during April-May

Other sectors like cement and fertilisers, too, posted marginal increase in traffic compared to last year

Govt orders out-of-turn coal for state-run power firms, pvt ones to be hit

The move to divert fuel from coal starved power projects may take a heavy toll on the already ailing sector

National Electricity Plan revised to make room for more coal

Coal requirement has been worked out considering 30% reduction in hydro generation due to failure of monsoon

India's coal imports set to rise as domestic output fails to match demand

Delays in land purchases, environmental awareness key challenges Coal India may encounter in increasing output

First coal bidding under SHAKTI a success, quantity on offer sold out

Ten private power producers offer discounts in power tariff of 1-4 paise a unit in order to secure coal supply

Coal crunch stalls steel, power units in Odisha

Non-availability of adequate railway rakes has disrupted supplies of coal to industries in Odisha. Industrial units ranging from steel to aluminium and cement to power are deprived of their assured coal from Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) as enough rakes are lacking to despatch the required quantity.Between January and August this year, more than two million tonnes of coal supposed to be transported to industries is locked up. The crisis is more pronounced at the Talcher Coalfields where 345 rakes for different categories of industrial consumers has held back 1.38 million tonnes of coal. The coal bearing area had in the period witnessed intermittent production outages.National Aluminium Company (Nalco), Bhushan Steel, Hindalco Industries, Jindal Stainless Ltd, GMR Kamalanga, Vedanta Ltd, Emami Paper and ACC Cement are amongst the industries faced with shortfall in coal supplies.A source at MCL said, local disturbances caused disruption in coal production but the problem is being ...

Coal to account for over two-third of commercial energy output in 2022

Coal is the mainstay of India's energy production with 75% electricity produced from coal in 2014

Easing power plants' fuel woes

A new scheme for ensuring coal for power stations, which lack firm fuel allocations, could hinder competition and private sector participation