News Brief Jul 01, 2014 Coal Ministry to take up CIL restructuring The coal ministry has prepared an action plan for restructuring of State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL). This is to improve overall operational efficiency of the company. CIL has seven subsidiaries. The company has missed the coal production targets in 2013-14.
News Brief Jul 01, 2014 Rail connectivity hits coal output Coal India Ltd (CIL) production is likely to be hit over the next two years. This is because of the delay in the completion of three critical rail connectivity projects for transporting coal from CIL mines.
News Brief Jul 01, 2014 De-allocated captive blocks to be auctioned The ministry of coal plans to auction about 25 coal blocks in Jharkhand, Gujarat and Maharashtra. These coal blocks were de-allocated from private sector companies owing to delays in developing them
News Brief Jul 01, 2014 Coal output to be ramped up The Union Coal & Power Minister, Piyush Goyal, is keen to take the environment ministry on board in his effort to ramp up production of Coal India Ltd (CIL). According to sources, at a review meeting in Kolkata on Thursday, top CIL officials identified prolonged delays in securing green clearances as a major hurdle
Feature Jun 01, 2014 What ails the BTG sector? While orders for 90 per cent of power projects in the 12th Five Year Plan have already been placed, boiler-turbine-generator (BTG) players are eyeing incremental power capacity additions of about 25,000 MW by 2022. Rahul Kamat explores the future opportunities...
News Brief May 01, 2014 MoEF clears expansion of Odisha coal mine project The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has accorded environmental clearance (with some conditions) to the expansion of the Bhubaneshwari opencast project in Odisha. This project belongs to Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd. The clearance has been given for the expansion from 20 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum) to 25 MTPA of Mahanadi Coalfields subject to compliance with terms and conditions. The second Expert Appraisal Committee meeting which was held in October last y
News Brief May 01, 2014 CIL gets single bid from MMTC for coal import contract Coal India Ltd (CIL) has received a single expression of interest from MMTC for its plan to import the fuel to meet supply agreements with power plants. CIL had first invited bids for coal imports in November 2013. It had said in September that it may import 15 million tonnes of coal for power utilities as part of meeting supply commitments to power utilities. The company's tender was for selection of agency from government department or government-owned company or public sector entity for suppl
News Brief Apr 01, 2014 Coal India yet to sign 15 fuel supply pacts State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) is yet to enter into fuel supply pacts with 15 power units as certain issues related to them, such as change in ownership and extension of supplies, are being considered separately.The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) had earlier stated that the timelines for signing of fuel supply pacts for power projects of 78,000 MW capacity should be met.