Coal dispatch by CIL to power sector dips 13percent

October 2016

In view of weak power demand, the dispatch of coal by Coal India (CIL) to the power sector declined by 12.7 per cent to 26.4 million tonnes (MT) in A...

Tags: Weak power demand, Coal India, Power sector, Coal production, SCCL

Coal India production up 0.2% in April-September

October 2016

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has reported that its coal production grew by only 0.2 per cent to 230.06 million tonnes (MT) in the April to September period a...

Tags: Coal India Ltd, Coal production

Coal India to hold e-auction

September 2016

Coal India (CIL) will hold a special forward e-auction for power producers, amid the government´s plans to provide round-the-clock electricity to all...

Tags: Coal India, CIL, Power

Coal India for Rs 7,765 cr capex investment

August 2016

Coal India Ltd will invest Rs 7,765 crore towards capital expenditure in the current fiscal to expand mining capacity to achieve the production growt...

Tags: Coal India Ltd, CBM, Thermal power plant, Reviving fertiliser plants, CAGR

Coal and mining will require 40,000 skilled personnel by 2020

August 2016

Large-scale opencast projects have been identified by Coal India Ltd for achieving its 1 billion tonne target by FY 2020. CIL has planned to upgrade ...

Tags: Coal India Ltd, HEMM, Coal mining technology, Roof bolters, Ventilation assistant, Shuttle car operators Cable handlers, Technology, SOP, OMS, SCMC

Coal India sells linkages

August 2016

Coal India, the Indian coal behemoth, has ended up selling most of the linkages offered to captive power producers. These linkages are critical as th...

Tags: Coal India, Captive Power, CIL, Iron, Cement

ICVL plans power plant in Mozambique

August 2016

International Coal Ventures (ICVL), the consortium of state-run companies, which acquired mines in Mozambique from British Australian metals and mini...

Tags: International Coal Ventures, ICVL, Rio Tinto, Thermal Power Plant, NTPC, Coal India

Coal imports likely to decline

August 2016

The country´s coal imports have declined 5 per cent in the first two months of 2016-17 and the number is expected to reach 160.16 mn tonne in the ong...

Tags: Coal India Ltd, CIL