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Strong case to hike coal prices, could happen soon: Coal India chairman
March 20, 2023 1:01 pm
Coal India Chairman Pramod Agrawal said he is confident the mining behemoth will achieve its production target of 1 billion tonnes by 2025-26.
Ministry asks coal-based power plants to run at full capacity during summer months
March 09, 2023 12:03 pm
The Union Power Ministry said that gas-based power would be used to meet any peak demand.
Ensure coal is not supplied in NCR: CAQM to Coal India Limited
January 20, 2023 10:04 am
This is meant to enforce the complete ban on the use of coal that is in place in the NCR from January 1. An exception has been made for the use of coal with low sulphur in thermal power plants.
Jain: Coal scarcity in country created for somebody’s benefit
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.
At thermal power plants running on imported coal, govt orders full capacity
May 07, 2022 1:43 am
The order noted that about 7,600 MW of the 17,600 MW of imported coal-based thermal power capacity in the country was not operating as states have not been able to reach agreements with thermal plants on the pass-through of the higher price of imported coal.
Power shortage: Railways cancels 753 trips to prioritise coal delivery
April 30, 2022 7:45 am
A total of 713 trips of the South East Central Railway (SECR) have been cancelled till May 25 while 40 trips of the Northern Railways (NR) have been cancelled till May 8.
Passenger trains in India make way for coal to stop power crisis
April 30, 2022 7:51 am
Coal reserves at India’s power plants have declined almost 17% since the start of this month and are barely a third of the required levels.
Delhi power crisis could mean power cuts in hospitals, Metro: Govt
April 29, 2022 1:37 pm
Delhi power crisis: Satyendar Jain wrote to the Centre, requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to the national capital. He also held a meeting with department officials to assess the situation.
To ease supply strain on coal stocks, Railways to boost rakes
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.
Demand heat triggers outages: Low coal stocks disrupt supply
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.
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