India extends full-capacity mandate for imported coal power plants till Dec 31: Report
New Delhi: India has extended the mandate for imported coal-based power plants to operate at full capacity until December 31, anticipating increased power demand, according to a government circular reviewed by Reuters.
Coal India removes limit on procurement for power generation units
Kolkata: State-owned miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) has removed all limits on the amount of coal power generation units can procure, allowing plants with fuel supply agreements (FSA) to acquire as much coal as needed.
Coal sector grows by 14.8% in June; highest in 8 core sectors
New Delhi: The coal sector showed the highest growth of 14.8% among the eight core industries in June 2024, according to the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) with a base year of 2011-12, released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industries.
Coal India Q1FY25: Net profit grows 4% YoY to Rs 10,959 cr; raw coal prodn rises 189.3 MT
Kolkata: National miner Coal India Limited (CIL) reported a 4.1 percent year-on-year increase in consolidated net profits for the first quarter (April-June) of the financial year 2024-25 (FY25), amounting to Rs 10,959 crore, media reports said.
Coal India eases e-auction norms; plans to change auction and allocation methodology
Kolkata: Maharatna coal giant Coal India Limited (CIL) on Friday announced that it has implemented measures to relax e-auction norms, such as reducing the earnest money requirement and increasing the quantity of coal available.
India's coal production jumps 14.49% to 84.63 MT in June
New Delhi: The country's coal production surged by 14.49% to 84.63 million tonnes (MT) in June, up from 73.92 MT in the same period last fiscal year, according to the provisional government data.
Vedanta Ltd to boost renewable energy capacity and halt new coal-fired units: Report
Mumbai: Vedanta Ltd aluminium business will stop adding coal-fired capacity, indicating a major shift towards renewable energy, media reported
Coal India April prodn grows by 7.3% to 62 MT
Mumbai: State-owned entity Coal India Ltd (CIL) announced on Wednesday that its coal production for April rose by 7.3 percent to reach 61.8 million tonnes (MT).
India's mineral production grows 6% YoY in Jan 2024
New Delhi: India’s mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector grew by 5.9% for the month of January, 2024 compared to the month of January, 2023.
Thirteen coal mines Including 5 coking coal mines auctioned in forward auction
New Delhi: The government has auctioned a total of 13 coal mines during the current week.
Three mines up for bids on second day of commercial coal mine auctions
New Delhi: On the second day of auctions under the 9th round and 8th round, three mines were put up for auctions for commercial mining, the Ministry of Coal said on Wednesday.
Coal India reports record coal prodn of 704 MT till March
New Delhi: Coal India Limited (CIL) achieved a record production of 703.91 million tonnes (MT) of coal up to March 7 during the current fiscal, surpassing last financial year’s production of 703.20 MT by an impressive margin of 24 day, Ministry of Coal said.
India's Apr-Feb coal prodn reaches 880.72 MT
New Delhi: India's coal production for April-February this fiscal reached 880.72 million tonnes (MT), bringing it within 119.28 MT of the FY24 target of 1 billion tonnes.
Bids for 9th round and second attempt of 7th round of commercial coal mines’ auction opened today
New Delhi: The coal ministry Tuesday opened the bids for the 9th round and second attempt of the 7th round of commercial coal mines’ auction, which was launched on December 20, 2023.
Mukesh Agrawal appointed Coal India’s new Director (Finance)
Kolkata: Mukesh Agrawal took over as Director (Finance) of Coal India Limited (CIL), the Maharatna public sector coal mining monolith, on Thursday.