September 30, 2023 1:43 am
A sharp rise in output of electricity and coal could be attributed to deficient rainfall during the month, which could have spiked power demand. The cumulative rainfall in August was 33% lower than the long-period average (LPA).
June 02, 2023 11:31 am
The cumulative coal production in April-May FY24 jumped to 149.41 MT from 138.41 MT in the year-ago period.
April 12, 2023 1:23 pm
"We expect lower seaborne met coal prices will help Indian steel mills, as they import 70 per cent of their total requirement," S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Anshuman Bharati said.
March 06, 2023 4:42 pm
The NTPC Captive Coal production stood 2.6 Million Metric tonnes(MMT) whereas the despatch stood 2.5 MMT.
May 13, 2022 7:13 am
The Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) signed a partnership last week with RMI India to develop a new solar policy. DDC Vice-Chairman Jasmine Shah said the new policy is likely to be ready by June, and that a lot has changed since the previous one was introduced in 2016.
April 24, 2022 4:51 am
CIL’s output rose by 4.43 per cent to 622.64 MT in FY22 from 596.24 MT in FY21, while that of SCCL grew 28.55 per cent to 65.02 MT from 50.58 MT a year ago.
April 23, 2022 6:21 am
A government official told The Indian Express that Railways will increase the number of rakes for transporting coal to powerhouses to 415 per day from about 380 in the first half of April, after a review meeting by the Ministers of Home, Power, Railways, and Coal.
April 22, 2022 7:24 am
Power demand is expected to rise further as the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted normal to above normal maximum temperatures this summer.
March 27, 2022 1:48 am
Production in captive coal mines allotted to power plants may be maximised to the limit permitted by the Ministry
November 07, 2021 1:08 am
Market price of power traded on the India Energy Exchange Day Ahead Market fell to Rs 2.4 per unit (kilowatt hour) on Friday from a peak of Rs 16.4 per unit on October 11.


