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India may close some of its coal plants as focus shifts to climate change
Efforts in India to close old coal plants have gathered pace amid rising outcry against air pollution and deepening concerns over climate change
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How retiring old coal plants could save Rs 53,000 cr for power discoms
As on April 30, Indian discoms owed over Rs 1 lakh crore ($13.65 billion) to power generation companies, according to the Ministry of Power data
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Shutting old coal plants, freezing new ones will save Rs 1.45 trn: Report
Replacing scheduled generation from these old plants with cheaper electricity, either from new renewables or from the market, would save another Rs 7,000 crore annually
Coal washing not mandatory for supply to thermal plants: Environment min
In a gazette notification on Thursday, the ministry amended the Environment Protection Act to drop mandatorily washing coal for supply to thermal power plants.
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End of coal round the corner? The world's last plant will soon be built
The end of coal - and oil, and gas - isn't quite here yet. But the energy industry appears to be betting that it's coming soon
Use high-quality coal in power plants: Environment ministry on CO2 release
More than 80% of the country's coal is produced by Coal India Ltd, which operates under the Ministry of Coal
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Planned coal plant expansions in Europe have backfired, Asia could lose too
To date, 77% of this new capacity has been cancelled
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