The Coal Ministry has agreed to Odisha´s proposal to allocate an alternative coal block to Odisha Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (OPTCL) for its 2,400-MW coal-based power plant proposed near Dhenkanal.
Category: Coal & Mining
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Portal launched for rating of mines
To ensure mining companies follow all regulatory rules, the Ministry of Mines has launched a portal for online filing of evaluation template for star rating of mines, which will prompt miners to quickly adopt sustainable practices for a higher rating.
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India to develop coal fields in Russia
India plans to further enlarge the scope of investment in the Russian commodity market to fuel its industries for coming decades. As part of this strategy India has offered to jointly develop coal fields and mines in Russia.
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Gen-next mining solutions
As the Indian economy continues to grow from strength to strength, significant investments are being made to improve the much needed infrastructure of the construction and the mining industries, that are not far behind, with a high demand for fuel efficient and high productivity tippers.
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Railways rationalises coal tariff
The Railways has rationalised coal tariff by reducing the rate for long-distance transportation and increasing it for short distance while imposing Rs 110 per ton coal terminal surcharge at loading and unloading for distance beyond 100 km.
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Sterling generators provide one-stop solution for mining applications
Having the colossal capability of engineering, manufacturing, project execution and servicing a complete diesel generator-based power generation plant, Sterling Generators is the one-stop power solution provider.
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Coal and mining will require 40,000 skilled personnel by 2020
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 its coal mining technology to meet its objective. Use of surface miners, high wall miners, etc., will require skilled manpower for optimum utilisation and supervision of these heavy earth moving machinery (HEMM).
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Coal India sells linkages
Coal India, the Indian coal behemoth, has ended up selling most of the linkages offered to captive power producers. These linkages are critical as they act like long-term assurance for supplies.
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Rs.2,237-cr revenue generated from 74 coal mines
Revenue of around Rs.2,237 crore has already been generated till May-end from the allocation of 74 coal mines, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said in a reply to Rajya Sabha. The estimated revenue from the e-auction of 31 coal mines is Rs.1,96,689 crore, he added.
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We are mechanising all our mines for better turnaround time
The Ministry of Coal (MoC) is targeting coal production of 1.5 billion tonnes. Of this one billion tonnes will come from Coal India Limited (CIL) and the remaining 500 million tonnes will come from non-CIL sources, particularly from the mines that are presently being auctioned or allocated to non-Coal India entities.