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99 coal mines for commercial mining put on sale in fourth round of auction

Of these 99 mines on offer, 59 are fully explored mines and 40 are partially explored

Asian clients must have plan to exit coal by end-2023, says HSBC

Coal is contentious for governments across Asia as they look to move away from the cheap and widely used, but carbon-intensive energy source

Don't foresee any coal shortage till March 2022, says Coal India chief

He said the last quarter saw "high" output, and issues related to the production of Central Coalfields Ltd and Bharat Coking Coal Ltd are also getting resolved

Coal dispatch by CIL to power sector rises 23% in April-November

Dispatch of coal by state-owned CIL to the power sector increased 22.5 per cent to 340 million tonne (MT) during April-November period of the ongoing fiscal year. CIL's despatches to coal-based power plants in the year-ago period stood at 277.4 MT, the PSU said in a statement. "At a thumb rule specific coal consumption of 0.67 Kg, that is the quantity of coal required to generate one unit of power, CIL's coal helped generate 507.46 Billion Units (BU) of power during the referred period spurring 22.5 per cent growth compared to 414.08 BU same period last year," it said. This is higher than the growth of overall domestic coal-based generation including despatches from sources other than CIL. As compared to pre-pandemic period of April-November 2019, the growth in power generation from CIL's coal is 16 per cent when dispatch to power plants was 292.88 MT. This translates to a generation of 437.13 BU. "Dispelling the notion that the recent mismatch between unprecedented coal demand an

Mahanadi Coalfields to set up 50-MW solar plant in Odisha's Sambalpur

The company said this project will reduce carbon dioxide emission by 91,020 tonnes per annum

Coal production from captive mines likely to touch 85 MT in current fiscal

Coal production from captive mines is expected to reach 120 MT during the next financial year

India will remain a coal-dependent economy well into the future

Despite diplomat-speak at Glasgow, the country will remain a coal-dependent economy well into the future

Seven firms, including JSW Steel, submit bids for coal blocks

JSW Steel and Adhunik Power & Natural Resources are among seven companies that have submitted bids for four coal blocks put up for sale under "second attempt" of auction process for 11 mines for commercial mining. These coal mines were also offered in the first attempt launched on March 25 this year and had fetched single bids. "A total of 7 companies have submitted their bids in the auction process," the coal ministry said in a statement. The seven firms are Auro Coal Pvt Ltd, JSW Steel, MP Natural Resources Pvt Ltd, Adhunik Power & Natural Resources, Assam Mineral Development Corp Ltd, Virtuous Mining Ltd and Twenty First Century Mining Pvt Ltd. Total seven bids were received by the ministry for four coal blocks namely Beheraband North Extn, GondbaheraUjheni East, Lalgarh (North) and Tokisud Block II. "A total of 7 bids have been received for 4 coal mines," the ministry said. The online bids were decrypted and opened electronically in the presence of the bidders, it ...

Supply of coal to power plants in Nov more than consumption: Joshi

Several power plants of the country reportedly faced coal shortages during September and October this year

CIL's FY22 interim dividend of Rs 9/share to enrich govt by Rs 3,667 cr

The Maharatna PSU announced a 90 per cent interim dividend for FY22

China's coal rates slip after govt hints at further price regulation

China's thermal coal futures dropped 5.6% after the state economic planner signalled further regulations for prices

Supply of coal by CIL to power sector rises 23% in April-October

The dispatch of coal to the power sector by state-owned CIL rose 22.7 per cent to 291.72 million tonne (MT) in the first seven months of the ongoing fiscal year

Coal mine fire in Russia's Siberia kills 14, dozens missing: Report

Authorities said 11 miners were found dead and three rescuers also died later

Coal India consolidating its sustainable development goals, says govt

The government on Thursday said state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) is quietly engaged in further consolidating its sustainable development goals.

Coal-fired power plants to close after new wastewater rule

The new wastewater rule requires power plants to clean coal ash and toxic heavy metals

Coal, lignite firms to install 5,560 MW renewable energy capacity

Coal and lignite companies have planned to install additional 5,560 megawatt (MW) of renewable capacity in the country with an investment of over Rs 15,000 crore, the coal ministry on Thursday said.

'Phase down' coal not our language in climate deal, can't be blamed: India

The words were already there in the text of the climate conference in Glasgow, government officials say.

14 million tonnes per day: Why India and China won't quit coal

Coal not only remains crucial to their current energy needs but it looks set to have a role for decades to come

Nations reach climate agreement after India forces compromise on coal use

Change promoted by India commits to "phase down," rather than "phase out" coal power, the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions.

China wields political might to cool coal prices, but winter looms

Beijing's raft of interventions underscored the extent - and some limitations - of its regulatory might, but the country still faces the daunting task of keeping the fuel cheap and abundant throug