Coal India General Manager ML Gupta lamented that the “critical generation problems†in the power sector arise frequently because enough coal cannot be transported.
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Tag: Coal India
CIL hikes coal prices by 15 per cent
Coal India will raise the price of coal on an average by about 15 per cent to bring in some parity between domestic and international prices.
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NC Jha, Director Technical, took charge as the acting Chairman of Coal India (CIL) after Partha S Bhattacharya retired on February 28.
Merchant power cos under pressure
Lower merchant power rates and higher coal prices would ensure sustained pressure on profitability of non-integrated companies.
Land acquisition on fast track
The coal ministry will set up a committee with time-bound targets, to speed up land acquisition and statutory clearÂances for projects as part of its plan to boost production in 2011.
Acute coal shortage says CIL
Power generation projects with investments to the tune of Rs 75,000 crore are facing a threat—an acute shortage of domestic coal.
7 blocks and 20 washeries
The Coal Ministry has identified seven blocks for development of underground coal gasification (UCG) to promote clean technologies in coal mining.
Cil ups prices by 12 per cent
Coal India hiked prices of different grades of coal by an average 12 per cent for some of its consumers, increasing its revenue by Rs 6,000 crore a year.
Enviro ministry relaxes CEPI
The ministry of environment has agreed to relax the comprehensive environment pollution index (CEPI) moratorium allowing 16 projects of Coal India in seven coalfields to take off.
JV for WB's coal-to-liquid project
Coal India (CIL), NMDC and the Government of West Bengal have proposed to form a JV to make liquid fuel from coal.

