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Country has constraints in availability of domestic coal, says govt

The country is facing constraints in the domestic coal availability and the rest of the dry fuel demand needs to be met with imports, according to the coal ministry. The ministry has also emphasised that coal block holders -- both captive and commercial -- have a major role to play in mitigating the coal shortfall situation. Domestic coal production is about 800 million tonnes, according to the coal additional secretary, who is also the chairperson of an inter-ministerial panel on coal linkages for the power sector. The inter-ministerial panel met ?recently to consider the requests for coal linkages to central/state sector power plants and to review the status of existing coal linkages. The additional coal secretary stated that "there are constraints in domestic coal availability and the domestic coal production is roughly about 800 MT". "Therefore, the rest of the coal demand of the country has to be met through imports from other countries", according to the minutes of the meetin

Steel prices ease over 10%, coal crisis play havoc on secondary steelmakers

Prices in the long products segment have declined on an average of 10-15 per cent to Rs 57,000 per tonne in Kolkata market from a high of Rs 65,000 a tonne

Railways-coal sector rift continues amid ongoing power crisis in India

Daily shortage of 25 rakes from May 1-7, says an insider; Railways refutes charge

Environment approvals for coal mine expansions eased to tackle fuel crisis

Coal supplies at power plants are shrinking amid a grueling heat wave that's pushed electricity demand to a record in recent weeks

Power crisis: Railways missed coal train provision targets for over a year

In April, state-run Indian Railways supplied 261 trains per day to Coal India for the power industry, the lowest in three months

NTPC invites bids to import 4.53 million tonnes of coal for blending

The NTPC tender for the import of coal assumes significance in view of the ongoing dry fuel shortage at power plants

India's dependence on coal based power is proving to be very expensive

The situation cries out for more global investment in India to retire coal, buy out existing contracts, compensate affected communities and switch to renewables

Coal crisis: Railways cancels 42 passenger trains; some to be restored soon

The Railways has cancelled 42 passenger trains in order to prioritise coal rake movement across country to deal with a shortage of vital input at thermal power plants, the national transporter said

Who would you blame now states or people: Rahul Gandhi amid power crisis

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the current power crisis and asked whom would he blame for his failure on this front. He asked whether PM Modi would blame former premier Jawaharlal Nehru, state governments or the people of the country for this power crisis. "The prime minister's promises and intentions have always been disconnected. Modi ji, who will you blame for your failure in this power crisis? Nehru ji or states or people?" Gandhi asked in a tweet in Hindi. He also tagged a video showing past speeches of Prime Minister Modi promising in 2015 to make electricity available 24 hours across the country and claiming in 2017 that one no longer heard headlines of power crisis or coal crisis. The video clip of nearly one minute highlights news headlines of the current power crisis with a businessman saying he can't even sleep after a day's labour. With large parts of the country facing long power cuts, the opposition ...

Pralhad Joshi calls Rahul 'fake astrologer' over his coal-crisis comment

Joshi's remarks came after the Wayanad MP yesterday said that the Modi government should stop running the "bulldozer of hatred" and run power plants instead

Maximum all-India power demand met surpasses 201 GW: Power ministry

The demand surpassed last year's maximum demand met of 200.539 GW which occurred on July 7, 2021

What can India do to address its perennial power shortage?

The summer here and tonnes of coal are burnt in power plants to keep homes and offices cold. But most plants are grappling with a coal shortage and hinted at a power crisis. What's the situation now?

Power crisis will crush small industries, says Congress on coal shortage

A day after Amit Shah held a meeting of the concerned department on power situation, the Congress on Wednesday attacked the Centre and alleged that only eight days of coal was left in the country.

TMS Ep105: Coal crisis, Gautam Adani, RBI's policy decision, UPI Lite

Another coal shortage crisis looming over India? What explains Gautam Adani's meteoric rise? Will bond yield volatility affect RBI's policy decision? What is UPI Lite? Find all answers here

Coal shortage crisis in power generation, non-power sector escalates again

The ministry cited the domestic coal supply to the power sector till January 2022, which was 552.65 million tonne

India must step up coal imports to avoid a repeat of last year's crisis

Unreliable domestic dispatches prompt customers to either pay more for imports or stop operations

Indonesia hopes to decide on coal export resumption in coming days: Min

Southeast Asia's biggest economy suspended coal exports on Jan 1 after state power utility PLN reported critically low inventory levels of the fuel, putting it on the brink of widespread power outage

Energy crisis in India, China that helped revive coal is easing for now

Spot power prices have tumbled in India as electricity shortfalls have been addressed

Rajasthan asks Chhattisgarh for coal blocks development for energy security

The Congress-led Rajasthan government has asked Chhattisgarh to fast-track the development of its two coal blocks in the state to help aid electricity production and ward off any blackouts.

Utilities' Sept coal imports at 7 yr-low despite call to boost shipments

Nearly three-fifths of India's coal-fired capacities currently have coal inventories that would last three days or less, federal power ministry data shows.