Page 26 - Coal

'Coal will be a key fuel in the energy mix for decades to come'

Q&A with Benjamin Sporton

Steel companies to feel the heat from surge in coking coal price

Since July, coking coal spot prices have increased from $90 a tonne to $245 a tonne

Govt needs 4 times defence budget to meet 2020 coal target

The government would have to invest around Rs 10 lakh crore to achieve the target, according to PwC report

Analysts not worried over rail freight hike for coal

Railways today rationalised coal tariff by reducing the rate for long-distance transportation and increasing it for short distance

After years of pain, coal becomes one of the hottest commodities of 2016

Glencore , the world's biggest thermal coal exporter, has also seen its shares soar from around 70 pence early this year to nearly 2 pounds

Coking coal imports may firm up

A rise of 14% over 43.7 mnt imported in 2015

No shortage of coal; 23 days stock available for power plants

Piyush Goyal said that coal supplies to power utility sector was monitored regularly by an inter-ministerial sub-group

No dispute between coal and power ministries over 7 mines: Govt

These seven explored coal blocks in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are part of 204 coal mines cancelled by SC

Target of 1.5 billion tonne coal requires Rs 10 lakh cr investment

The finding is part of a report brought out by PwC and Indian Chamber of Commerce

Coal imports will further decline this fiscal: Anil Swarup

Swarup said imports will come down with increased availability of coal and govt is aiming Rs 40,000 cr of saving this year

Govt kick-starts commercial coal mining with states

16 mines with 40 mt will be given to states for mining and coal sale

Report: India's reliance on coal to continue

Asia-Pacific to lead in energy investment; growing Indian economy continue to have dependence on coal and gas

Coal imports decline 19% to 16 mn tonnes in May

Coal imports by coal-based power plants during the month stood at 3.83 mn tonnes, up 3%

Cabinet may take up flexible domestic coal use policy tomorrow

The government has allowed swapping of coal mines by users to help reduce coal transportation cost

India's coal efficiency drive risks ire of powerful unions

Plans by Coal India to buy new machinery and outsource work are facing resistance from powerful unions worried about job losses

India to stop thermal coal imports; save Rs 40,000 crore: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said that coking cola would still be imported and that his ministry was ready to tie up with Indian shipping companies for this purpose

Naveen Patnaik meets PM Modi, seeks 2 coal blocks for OMC

He also sought clean environment cess to be shared between Centre and state govt in 60:40 ratio

Movement rationalisation of coal leads to Rs 1,371 crore savings

One way was by swapping linkage coal between different coal companies to optimise distances and maximising dispatches of coal