Page 14 - Coal Industry

BHP expects Indian steel industry's boom to boost its coal business

Around 40% of BHP's metallurgical coal, used by steel mills and known as coking coal, is now heading to India, chief commercial officer Vandita Pant told FT

Increase in public float to stoke a $685 million fire in passive buying

Three Adani Group firms, Coal India among beneficiaries

India second country after China to burn one billion tonnes of coal: IEA

In 2023, China and India will account for 70 per cent of global coal consumption, or double the amount of coal burnt in the rest of the world combined

To avert coal woes, Railways to lower coastal shipping freight rates

First-mile, last mile rail freights account for 71% of coastal shipping costs

NTPC's captive coal mines production nearly doubles to 8.48 MMT in Apr-Jun

The production from captive coal mines of NTPC almost doubled to 8.48 million metric tonnes (MMT) in the first quarter of FY24, a statement said on Saturday. NTPC produced 4.27 MMT coal from its captive mines in Q1 FY23, the company said in the statement. The despatch of coal from its mines more than doubled to 8.82 MMT in Q1 FY24 from 4.17 in April-June FY23, it added. "This outstanding performance reflects NTPC's relentless commitment to enhancing coal production from its captive mines and ensuring efficient supply to meet the nation's energy needs," it said. To achieve sustained growth in coal production, NTPC has implemented a range of strategies and technologies. These include the adoption of rigorous safety measures, improved mine planning, equipment automation, workforce training and implementation of continuous monitoring and analysis systems. NTPC Ltd, under the power ministry, is India's largest integrated power utility, contributing 1/4th of the country's energy

Rs 10,500 crore in the pipeline for coal-fired thermal power project in UP

The Jawaharpur plant is being equipped with supercritical technology. It will be fed with coal from the Saharpur Jamarpani coal block in Jharkhand to be developed by UPRVUNL

Overall coal stocks reach 110.58 million tonnes, up 44%: Coal ministry

The cumulative coal production for FY24 reached 182.06 MT as on June 13 compared to the previous year's production of 168.17 MT for the same period

Centre issues allocation orders to successful bidders of 22 coal blocks

The nominated authority, Ministry of Coal has issued vesting orders for 22 coal mines to successful bidders of coal blocks, said the ministry

State-owned coal firms taking steps to make mining sustainable: Joshi

From planting saplings to development of eco-parks, state-owned coal companies are taking various measures to reclaim abandoned mines, infusing multi-core investments, coal and mines minister Pralhad Joshi said. Other initiatives of the ministry include adoption of modern technologies like gasification of coal, installation of renewable energy projects, conservation of water bodies etc, the minister told PTI in an interview. "Our Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has set a vision to make India net zero by 2070. In line with his vision, our PSUs are taking various efforts to make the coal mining a sustainable exercise. We are doing our bit for climate change issue. They are spending thousands of crores to meet this goal," he said ahead of the World Environment Day on June 5. Coal India Ltd (CIL) along with with its eight subsidiary companies and NLC India Ltd function under the administrative control of the coal ministry. Joshi, who is also the minister for parliamentary affairs, added

Coal India's production rises to a record high of 60 million tonnes in May

CIL's growth in May 2023, in volume and percentage terms came on the back of a very high base

Sustainable mining technology need of the hour: Minister Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister for Coal and Mining Pralhad Joshi was speaking at the inauguration of the first Mining Start-Up Summit at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

790 million tonnes and rising: Big & small MDOs help meet coal demand

Rising electricity demand is pushing for more coal mining as thermal power continues to be the backbone of supply

JSW Group exploring possibilities to acquire coal mines in offshore markets

Homegrown firm JSW Group is exploring possibilities to acquire coking coal mines in offshore markets, industry sources said. The steel-to-infrastructure group is exploring the mineral assets in countries like Australia and Mozambique etc, they said. "JSW Group is exploring possibilities to acquire coking coal mines in offshore markets like Mozambique, Australia etc for captive purposes," sources said. Captive coking coal mines will help group company JSW Steel reduce its cost of production for manufacturing steel, they explained. When contacted, a JSW Group spokesperson declined to make any comment. JSW Steel is into manufacturing steel through the blast furnace route, a process which requires coking coal as a key raw material. Due to the unavailability of coking coal, India remains dependent on imports to meet 85 per cent of its coking coal needs from far-located countries like Australia, South Africa, Canada and the US. Specifically, JSW Steel meets 60 per cent of its coking c

Vietnam govt approves plan to cut power output from coal-fired plants

The Vietnamese government has approved a plan that needs $134.7 billion to reduce coal-fired electricity generation and improve the country's power grid by 2030

Digging deeper: Coal India's 1-bn tonne target to spur mining in states

Just transition goals, ecological challenges in contrast to mining plans

Coal India net profit rises 62% to record Rs 28,125 crore in FY23

Q4 profit slips marginally, Board declares Rs 4 per share dividend

Expensive coal imports, logistics may result in higher electricity bills

An unnamed senior executive said that expensive imports combined with increased transportation costs may lead to an increase of 40 paise per kilowatt hour (kWh)

CIL coking coal production sees quantum leap of 8MT, rises by 17% in FY23

The production of coking coal by Coal India Ltd (CIL) rose by 17.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 54.6 million tonnes (MT) in 2022-23. The state-owned miner had produced 46.6 MT coking coal during the preceding 2021-22 fiscal, it said in a statement. "The quantum leap was a whopping 8 MT. This assumes significance at a time when the Ministry of Coal has asked CIL to elevate the output of this category of coal to 105 MT by 2030 in a bid to reduce its imports and forex outgo," it said Subsidiary companies Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and Central Coal Fields (CCL) together accounted for almost the entire output of 54.3 MT in 2022-23. While BCCL produced nearly 33.7 MT during FY23, CCL contributed 20.6 MT. Coking coal is an important feedstock in steel making. In India, its mineable reserves are scarce and also its quality inadequacy for direct use in steel making necessitates washing. During FY23 coking coal imports were to the tune of 56 MT, down by 1.1 MT compared to 57.1 MT in

India's coal plant commissioning slowed, but new proposals persist: Survey

India continued to send mixed signals about its future coal use, as new plant commissioning slowed to their lowest in years, but plans for new projects persist and no clear retirement plans

Coal use climbs worldwide despite promises to slash it, says report

The burning of coal for electricity, cement, steel and other uses went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that's the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report Wednesday found. The coal fleet grew by 19.5 gigawatts last year, enough to light up around 15 million homes, with nearly all newly commissioned coal projects in China, according to a report by Global Energy Monitor, an organisation that tracks a variety of energy projects around the globe. That 1 per cent increase comes at a time when the world needs to retire its coal fleet four and a half times faster to meet climate goals, the report said. In 2021, countries around the world promised to phase down the use of coal to help achieve the goal to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit). The more new coal projects come online, the steeper the cuts and commitments need to be in the future, said Flora Champenois, the report's lead author and the project manager for GEM's