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Indonesia's plan to shut coal plants over next 30 yrs struggles for support

The Southeast Asian country plans to eliminate 15 Gigawatt of coal-generation over that time, requiring more than $600 billion of capital support, said Erick Thohir

1,652 illegal coal transportation cases registered in Meghalaya: CM

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said 1,652 cases related to illegal transportation of coal have been registered in the state. Of the 1,652 cases registered till August 31, chargesheets have been submitted in 1,354 cases and 472 people have been convicted, the chief minister said while replying to a call attention motion in the Meghalaya Assembly. He said as many as 109 cases have also been registered against illegal mining and extraction of coal, of which chargesheets have been submitted in 108 cases and 103 people have been convicted. The chief minister informed the House that drone surveillance has also been undertaken by the police to prevent illegal mining. About the recent accident at a coal mine in West Khasi Hills district in which two miners died and one person was injured, Sangma said one Hubert Sangma clandestinely operated the mine located in a remote area. The coal mine owner has been arrested and an investigation is on, he said. An ex-gratia of R

Top headlines: Indian forex reserves, Kharif rice production, and more

Foreign exchange reserves declining to government making first disbursement under PLI scheme, here are the top headlines of the day

India gives coal-fired plants extra 2 years to install emissions equipment

Indian cities have some of the world's most polluted air. Thermal utilities, which produce 75% of the country's power, account for some 80% of industrial emissions of sulphur- and nitrous-oxides

Coal production increases by 8.2% y-o-y in August to 58.33 mn tonnes

Coal output in India rose to 58.33 million tonnes in August 2022, up by 8.2% from the 53.88 million tonnes recorded in the corresponding period of last year

India's coal output remains below estimate at 58 MT in August: Govt data

India produced 58.33 million tonnes of coal in August, missing its target of 67.94 MT for the month, according to the government data. The coal production target for August was 67.94 million tonnes (MT), according to the government's monthly statistics (provisional). However, the production during last month increased by 8.27 per cent to 58.33 MT in August from 53.88 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal. Country's coal output in the first five months of the ongoing financial year increased to 324.39 MT as against 263.97 MT in the April-August period of the previous fiscal. The total despatch of coal also increased by 5.41 per cent to 63.43 MT in August over 60.18 MT in the year-ago month. Amid rising demand, the supply of coal to power utilities grew by 10.84 per cent to 54.09 MT during August compared to 48.80 MT in the same month last fiscal. The overall power generation last month was 3.14 per cent higher than that of August last fiscal. Coal-based power generatio

Govt plans to auction 17 non-operational mines surrendered by PSUs: Joshi

The government plans to put on auction 17 mines surrendered by public sector undertakings which could not put the blocks into operation, Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday. The statement comes in the wake of the government making efforts to ramp up domestic coal production to ensure adequate availability of dry fuel to different sectors. "Just the-day-before yesterday (Sunday) I got 17 blocks back and they are very good blocks and I am putting them for auction now," Joshi said. Speaking during a conference on the Indian minerals and metals industry organised by NMDC and FICCI, the minister said many PSUs in the country in sectors like coal were sitting on big mines. The government decided to take away all those mines from the public sector undertakings which do not get into operation even after the lapse of five to six years and put them on sale. "I talked to the chief ministers and ministers of a few states and asked them the reasons for sitting on mines. These

India buys discounted Venezuelan petroleum coke to replace coal: Report

India's growing appetite for Venezuela's petcoke - a byproduct from oil upgrading and an alternative to coal - is being driven by a scramble for inexpensive fuel to power industries

Indian Railways conducts test run of its longest freight train

The Railways conducted a test run of the 3.5-km-long freight train, Super Vasuki, with 295 loaded wagons carrying over 27,000 tonnes of coal between Korba in Chhattisgarh and Rajnandgao in Nagpur

Keeping Europe warm this winter will come down to Asia's weather amid war

The Asian countries, among the world's biggest importers of liquefied natural gas and seaborne coal, all share a peak heating demand season during the winter with Europe

Centre revokes mandatory coal import target after many flip-flops

NTPC and Coal India had awarded import contracts to Adani

Rethinking the coal issue

What the government needs to realise is that coal demand cannot be ignored for at least three decades, if not more

How CIL is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

After long power outages owing to coal shortages over two years, the government and its principal producer have drawn up an integrated plan to preclude the annual seasonal supply dislocations

Traffic surge at ports a sign of India's economic revival: Report

Both coal and crude oil grew 16 per cent year-on-year (YoY), accounting for 105 mt and 65 mt of traffic in the first quarter, even on the back of record high prices

Action plan in place to ensure adequate coal availability during monsoon

The Union coal ministry is confident that till September-end, there will be 9-10 days of coal stock at the power units

The emerging stress in imports: Surprisingly, it's coal more than oil

Surprisingly, its coal more than oil that is emerging as a huge pressure point

How Indian cement maker Ultratech bought Russian coal using yuan

There is no suggestion that the purchase, the particulars of which have not previously been reported, in any way breaches sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine

India's coal production rises by 32.57% to 67.59 MT in June: Govt

At the same time, coal despatch increased by 20.69 per cent to 75.46 MT from 62.53 MT during June 2022 as compared to June 2021.

Coal is the new pain point as India grapples with a massive import bill

Quite low in the pecking order of inbound consignments at one point, the fossil fuel today accounts for a third of the value of crude entering the country

Railways stakes claim for coal transport planning, fix 'big mismatch'

Coal freight is railways' biggest source of revenue, earning it Rs 67,000 crore in 2021-22