New Delhi: NLC India Limited (NLCIL), a Navratna company under the Ministry of Coal, is expanding its energy portfolio as India works towards its 2047 development goals. The company currently has a power generation capacity of 8,405 MW and mining capacity of 59.10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). It plans to increase its mining capacity Read More…
New Delhi: India’s commercial coal mining auction regime, launched in June 2020, has emerged as a major reform in the mining sector, promoting transparent allocation, investment and competition. Following the Supreme Court’s cancellation of 204 coal blocks in 2014, coal allocation shifted to a rules-based process. Since 2020, 147 coal mines across nine states have Read More…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Coal on Sunday rejected reports that inadequate coal supplies from the Centre were responsible for reduced power generation at Punjab’s thermal plants, saying the state has sufficient coal stocks. The ministry said PSPCL’s three thermal plants, with a combined capacity of 2,300 MW, had coal stocks at around 117% of Read More…
New Delhi : India’s coal production witnessed a significant rise of 6.48% in the first five months of the current financial year, reaching 384.08 million tonnes (MT). This marks an increase from 360.71 MT produced during the same period in the previous fiscal year. Coal India Limited (CIL), which contributes over 80% of the country’s Read More…