NTPC plans to boost coal imports to peak levels in eight years
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CIL increases coal supply by 5.57% to thermal power stations
Coal supplies hit 1.64 mt in the first half of April 2022, against 1.43 mt
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India clears way for major reforms in metals & minerals sector
An analysis of the recently passed Mines and Minerals Amendment bill
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Coal imports dip 22percent to 14 million tonnes in January
Coal imports have declined by 21.7 per cent to 14.31 million tonnes (MT) in January as power utilities did not lift much fuel due to abundant stock available with them.
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Coal imports to rise 3.4 per cent in FY14
India's coal imports for the entire financial year 2014 are likely to grow a subdued 3.4 per cent to 150 mt, a stark contrast to the 42 per cent growth registered in 2012-13. The sharp drop in coal imports is due to rupee's depreciation, as well as a slump in demand. These two factors offset the impact of depressed global prices.
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Coal imports to rise 3.4 per cent in FY14
India's coal imports for the entire financial year 2014 are likely to grow a subdued 3.4 per cent to 150 mt, a stark contrast to the 42 per cent growth registered in 2012-13. The sharp drop in coal imports is due to rupee's depreciation, as well as a slump in demand. These two factors offset the impact of depressed global prices.
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Cargo at major ports up by 2% in Apr-Sept period
In the first half of current financial year,
cargo handled at IndiaÂ’s 12 major ports rose by 2.3 per cent, due to a whopping 44 per cent jump in power-grade coal imports. The government-owned ports handled 277 million tonne (mt) of cargo against 270 mt during the same period last fiscal.
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Rise in VO Chidambaram Port’s coal imports
In VO Chidambaranar Port (VOC) in Tuticorin, coal imports surged at with a cargo volume of 106,17,791 million tonne (mt) handled in 2012-13. With this, the volume the port handled has surpassed the past record of 92,76,356 mt in the earlier year.
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Coal imports estimate
The government estimates say that the country is likely to import 194 million tonne (mt) of coal in 2017, as against 135 mt at present, to meet the demand of the power sector.The government said that the dependence on imported coal would go up. The dependency has increased from 6 percent to 13 percent in the last 5-6 years.