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India’s Peak Power Demand Crosses Record 270 GW as Coal Stocks Drop to 68% of Normative Levels

Centre urges judicious power use as heatwave strains grid, coal stocks dip 11%

An intense summer heatwave has driven India’s peak power demand to an all-time high of 270.82 GW, depleting coal inventories…

May 22, 2026 18:51 IST

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Coal ministry reviews 15% VGF cap for gasification projects

The Ministry of Coal is reviewing the 15% viability gap funding (VGF) cap for coal gasification projects as part of…

September 13, 2025 00:14 IST

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Govt receives 38 bids for 8 coal mines under 12th round of auction

India receives 38 bids for 8 coal mines in the 12th round of auctions, with 27 companies including DVC and…

Updated: June 17, 2025 19:59 IST

How to decarbonise India’s coal power

The conventional thinking of closing because of the plant’s age and CO2 coefficients have limited validity.

September 23, 2023 06:25 IST

Coal on its way out: Installed capacity falls to 52% in FY23

The space vacated by coal-fuelled power generation will be replaced by solar and wind as India moves towards Net zero.

Updated: May 13, 2023 08:08 IST

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Coal stock at power plants 64% higher

The stocks came down by only 6.46 MT since the start of April when it was 123.92 MT probably due…

April 26, 2023 06:20 IST

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Indian Railways to ensure swift supply of coal to power plants, here’s how

The move will ensure the availability of coal to meet the projected demand by the power sector in the upcoming…

March 15, 2023 10:03 IST

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Indian Railways to help meet electricity demand! To prioritise coal transportation to power plants – A detailed report

In the financial year 2021-22, the railways transported 344 rakes of coal per day.

March 10, 2023 10:17 IST

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Coal ministry conducts auction of 10 more coal blocks

E-auction for eight coal mines has been conducted on September 13, and the auction for the remaining two coal mines…

September 15, 2022 00:05 IST

Coal-fired units at 62% PLF may see 5-year high operating profit

According to a power ministry report, the PLF is expected to increase from an average 58-60% to a steady 62%…

September 7, 2022 03:00 IST

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Modi govt eases imported coal blending norms for power producers

The move came after power ministry reviewed the coal stock in the country.

August 2, 2022 20:38 IST

Vedanta to bring into operation two coal blocks in FY23

The company bagged the Jamkhani coal block in 2019 and the Radhikapur West coal block in 2020 in auctions.

July 17, 2022 12:26 IST

He went on to add that China's inability to procure sufficient coal from Australia accentuated electricity problems for the yarn makers there.

Surat’s weavers battle soaring import bills

Even prices of domestically manufactured yarn are soaring to new highs as the companies producing man made yarns are also…

July 16, 2022 01:00 IST

Auction of 15 mineral blocks quashed

Of the 32 blocks auctioned, 10 are manganese, eight are limestone, seven are iron ore, five are bauxite and one…

July 10, 2022 10:47 IST

States to get incentives for successful auction, identification of mineral blocks

CEOs of various mining companies will be brainstorming on important issues pertaining to the country’s mining sector during the round…

July 9, 2022 14:51 IST

Govt to reduce tax burden on investors in non-coal blocks: Cascading of royalty to be removed

Royalty is levied on per tonne basis or as a percentage of sale price on ad valorem basis.

June 20, 2022 05:40 IST

Coal stock at over 52 MT, enough for about 24 days’ requirement of power plants

Even by the end of second quarter, coal stocks remain high at CIL mines when stocks are low at thermal…

June 19, 2022 17:02 IST

The ministry has not yet fixed any time line as to when the first phase of auction would be rolled out for selecting MDOs, a senior CMPDIL executive said.

CIL to retain ownership of 100 mines proposed for offer

CIL’s panning and designing arm, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute ( CMPDI) has been engaged to identify such mines…

March 2, 2022 20:02 IST

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