Updated: May 26, , IST. India's coal imports increased by Of the total imports, non-coking coal or thermal coal shipments were at India has one of the largest reserves of coal but annual production from monopoly miner Coal India has not been enough to feed the guzzling needs of an industry as diverse as power plants, steel mills, cement and fertiliser units.
Commercial coal production was nationalised in , when coal mining was taken over by the Centre and monopoly CIL was formed. The factors that limit coal production are land acquisition for coal mining which is under state governments , various clearances environment and forest and evacuation of coal shortage of railway rakes to transport coal , says former coal secretary Anil Swarup.
Reshape Tomorrow Tomorrow is different. Let's reshape it today. Corning Gorilla Glass TougherTogether. ET India Inc. ET Engage. ET Secure IT. Joshi asks CIL to make efforts to ensure 18 days stock with power plants by Nov-end The Union coal minister called upon CIL to attain 1 billion ton production by the end of Indian utilities' Sept coal imports at more than 7 yr-low despite call to boost shipments Imports by Indian utilities fell to 1.
India allows power plants to blend imported coal with local grade Asia's third-largest economy is facing large-scale outages as several power plants have low coal inventories amid a sharp spike in global energy prices.
India coal crisis brews as power demand surges, record global prices bite Over half of India's coal-fired power plants have fuel stocks of less than three days, government data shows.
India's coal import drops 12 per cent to 94 MT in April-August As per the statement given by the coal ministry, Coal India and other coal-producing units are all set to ramp up domestic coal production. All News Videos Photos. Joshi compliments coal cos for record supply of 22 lakh tonnes of dry fuel to thermal power plants Joshi has expressed happiness over coal ministry's remarkable achievement of attaining 22 lakh tonnes coal dispatch to thermal power plants on Thursday October 28 , the ministry said in a statement.
CIL has stepped up coal supply to meet increased demand of power sector: Pralhad Joshi "Coal production and despatch have now increased and we are supplying about 2.
Coal stocks with aluminium players depleting at an alarming rate: AAI If the coal shortage is not immediately addressed, it may lead to a collapse of the Aluminium industry and associated SMEs, the letter said, requesting the PMO to immediately intervene in the matter.
India considering strategic reserves for gas, imported coal Alok Kumar, India's power secretary, said countries increasingly meet their own needs first when there is a supply crunch, citing the example of Russia curtailing supplies to European nations because they wanted more gas locally. India's coal import drops in August despite higher fuel demand from power sector According to data compiled by mjunction services, "Imports in August stood at around Govt asks captive coal mines to boost output by 10 MT The 40 captive coal mines in the country are likely to produce 70 mt of coal this fiscal against the earlier target of 60 mt, officials familiar with the development told ET.
Coal India arm NCL says ensuring sufficient fuel supply to meet growing energy demand Coal India arm NCL on Tuesday said it is ensuring sufficient fuel supply to meet the growing energy demand of the nation and reaffirmed its commitment for uninterrupted fuel dispatch to its dependent coal consumers, including thermal power plants.
Govt asks CIL to raise coal supply to power plants during Puja, augment it further after Oct 20 The development assumes significance in the wake of the country's power plants grappling with coal shortages in the country at a time when the festival season has already begun.
India imported The economic hit caused by the lockdown, imposed last March, started to show up in coal imports in May, when just However, by October, imports were almost at pre-pandemic levels, as power demand rose as the economy restarted and steel demand also recovered as construction and infrastructure spending recovered.
This has led to a series of trade actions by China against Australia, including bans or tariffs on coal, barley, some meat, wine and tourism, among other items. But while Australian coal exporters have been shut out of China, they have been making inroads in India, with imports from Australia hitting a record high 6.
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