India's Coal Production Surges By 14.5 Per Cent To 84.6 Million Tonnes In June
The coal stock at Thermal Power Plants (TPP) marked a notable increase to 46.70 MT with an annual growth rate of 30.15 per cent.
Jul 03, 2024, 11:33 AM IST
Coal Production From Captive, Commercial Mines Jumps By 27 Pc
As many as 91 mines have been successfully auctioned under commercial coal auctions, out of which seven mines have already commenced coal production.
Mar 03, 2024, 13:12 PM IST
India's coal production rises 6% in January
Coal production of FY'22 has been compared with FY'20 as FY'21 has been considered an abnormal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb 14, 2022, 20:11 PM IST
India infrastructure output grows 4.9% in August
The output grew 4.9 percent in August compared with a revised 2.6 percent year-on-year growth in July.
Oct 03, 2017, 19:21 PM IST
CIL may miss output target by 20 MT this fiscal: Coal Secretary
State-owned Coal India is likely to miss the production target by 20 MT and may end up producing up to 578 million tonnes this fiscal due to a string of issues, including evacuation and demand-supply, a top official has said.
Mar 12, 2017, 12:58 PM IST
Infra sector growth jumps to 6-month high of 6.6% in October
Infrastructure sector recorded a growth rate of 6.6 percent in October -- the highest in last six months -- on the back of impressive performance by steel and refinery products.
Nov 30, 2016, 17:58 PM IST
Coal output to miss govt's target of self sufficiency: Report
The country is eyeing 1.5 billion tonnes of coal production by 2020, of which 1 billion tonnes would come from Coal India.
Oct 11, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
Coal import bill drops by Rs 28,000 cr in FY16
Helped by a record coal production by the world's largest coal miner Coal India Ltd (CIL), India reduced its import bill of the dry fuel by more than Rs 28,000 crore in the last fiscal.
Apr 06, 2016, 15:50 PM IST
Coal India Limited eyes coal mines in South Africa
As it gears up to meet 1 billion output target, state-owned CIL is planning to acquire coal mines in South Africa in partnership with local government amid falling prices of assets globally.
Feb 04, 2016, 22:01 PM IST
Govt asks Coal India to liquidate pithead stock
The government is pushing Coal India to liquidate about 40 million tonnes of unsold coal piling up at pitheads of mines.
Jan 28, 2016, 19:34 PM IST
Govt asks Coal India to meet 550 MT target for current fiscal
Buoyed by the output growth of 9 percent by CIL, the government has asked the world's largest coal miner to ensure that it meets the target of 550 million tonnes for the current fiscal.
Jan 26, 2016, 19:26 PM IST
Coal India to invest Rs 57,000 crore in 5 years to boost output
State miner Coal India Ltd. (CIL) has planned a capital investment of Rs.57,000 crore over the next five years to increase production to 908.1 million tons (MT), as part of the company`s target of producing one billion tons of coal by 2020, parliament was informed on Thursday.
Dec 03, 2015, 19:31 PM IST
CIL to pump in Rs 57K cr in 5 years to ramp up output to 908 MT
The tentative capital investment projection for 2015-16 is Rs 5,990.5 crore.
Dec 03, 2015, 16:27 PM IST
PM Modi reviews coal mining projects
Enhancing coal output, expediting crucial rail links for evacuation and status of coal mining projects, involving big-ticket investment figured prominently in the review meeting held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nov 10, 2015, 18:12 PM IST
Coal India takes IT route to track mining projects
The world's largest coal miner CIL is planning to put in place a mechanism to monitor execution of mining projects that cost over Rs 150 crore as the PSU behemoth eyes an output of one billion tonnes by 2020.
Oct 22, 2015, 12:10 PM IST
Coal imports drop for first time in 15 months
India`s coal imports fell 11 percent to 19.3 million tonnes in July from a year earlier - the sharpest and the first drop in more than a year - as local supplies rose and money losing power generators held up purchases, commodities trader mjunction said.
Aug 04, 2015, 13:10 PM IST
Govt may import 210 mn tonnes of coal in 2015-16
Seeking to bridge the demand-supply gap, the government is likely to import around 210 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the ongoing fiscal.
Aug 02, 2015, 14:53 PM IST
CIL achieves 97% of coal output target at 34 MT in July
State-owned miner Coal India has produced 34.83 million tonnes (MT) of coal in July which is slightly below the targeted output of 36.04 million tonnes for the month.
Aug 01, 2015, 21:33 PM IST
CIL may exceed production target by 60 mt this year: Coal secy
Coal India is likely to increase its production by over 60 million tonne in the current financial year on account of measures taken by the state-run firm, a senior government official said Tuesday.
Jun 09, 2015, 19:39 PM IST
Goverment talks of contingency plan to tackle power woes
"Today, we have stocks which can run these power plants for almost 20-22 days continously...," the minister said, adding that the buffer stock has been built up.
"Power plants are ready to produce more. They have sufficient capacity in the system. Sufficient contingency plans have been drawn up," the minister said.
