Coal is the most dominant fuel for power generation in India. However, while coal production has been growing, it has remained much below the demand, leading to increased imports. Owing to the shortage in domestic […]
With the approval for commercial mining, the coal mining industry is set to experience significant structural changes in the future as it moves from being a monopoly to a competitive industry. Amidst this changing scenario, […]
The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has released the methodology for the rationalisation of coal linkages for independent power producers (IPPs), kicking off the process for private developers. Until now this was only available for central […]
The coal availability scenario in India has witnessed a major turnaround over the past two years. Owing to significant efforts by Coal India Limited (CIL), coal production had increased considerably. However, of late, power plants […]
The coal sector in India has witnessed a number of reforms in the past two to three years leading to a massive transformation of the sector. With record production on the one hand and a […]
Several leadership changes have taken place in the power sector over the past 12 months. The foremost among these was the appointment of a new minister for the sector. Raj Kumar Singh took over the […]
Owing to its drift origin, Indian coal is of poor quality and often contains 30-50 per cent ash when shipped to power stations. Over time, the ash content of Indian coal has increased with the […]
The country’s coal sector, which was plagued by demand-supply mismatches, has seen a massive turnaround in the past few years on the back of several key initiatives to improve coal availability, quality and supply chain […]
An important concern in the power sector has been the poor quality of coal. Speaking at a workshop organised by Coal India Limited (CIL) on coal quality, Piyush Goyal, minister of state (independent charge) for […]
The coal sector is finally set to be opened up to private players as the central government gears up to auction coal blocks for commercial mining in 2017-18. In this regard, on March 27, 2017, […]
Having successfully stepped up coal supplies, the next major thrust area for the government will be improving the quality of coal. To this end, a high-level workshop chaired by the power minister was organised to […]
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