The Minister of State (I/C) in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan said that in the Budget 2014-15 it is proposed to accelerate production and exploitation of coal bed methane (CBM) reserves.
Category: Coal & Mining
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Coal India hit by equipment flaws
Coal India Ltd (CIL) is facing the basic problems of not having enough mechanical shovels, dumpers and explosives. The new government, which has a 90 per cent stake in the $40 billion company,
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Target set for captive coal mining production
Coal Ministry has set a captive coal production target of 68-million tonne during 2014-15 from all blocks allocated to various companies for own fuel use
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BCCLs Sijua handling plant
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) plans to set up a coal handling plant at Tetulamri, Sijua area in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand.
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Rs 36,000 cr worth projects stranded on coal shortages
Power projects worth over Rs 36,000 crore and having total generation capacity of 7,230 MW are stranded due to shortage of coal. Efforts are being made for supplying adequate coal to power projects, according to the government.
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Odisha aims to reopen18 more mines by July-end
The state mines department has set an internal timeline to restart operation at 18 more mines, which were closed by the Supreme Court order, pending second and third renewal of their lease terms, by the end of July next.
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Policy for coal linkage
transfer to new power units The government will come out with a policy to facilitate the transfer of coal linkages from old retiring power plants of pubic sector utilities to new units.
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CIL not to be split
Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has said the government will not split Coal India (CIL) but will work to smoothen the edges and improve its performance. The new government wants to fix the coal sector quickly to ensure uninterrupted
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SPV for coal block development in Odisha
The Jammu and Kashmir state cabinet has approved the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for development of the coal block at Kudnali Laburi, (Talcher) in Odisha allocated jointly to JKSPD and NTPC by the Union Ministry of Coal.
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CPT invites RFQs for work on coal berth
Cochin Port Trust (CPT) has called for request for qualification (RFQ) for modernisation of coal handling facility at the port on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT)