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Coal import bill down Rs 1 trillion in four years
Due to a steady domestic production and improved quality control, India saved over Rs 1 trillion in coal import bill over the last four years.
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Coal Ministry wants fuel linkage auctions
The Coal Ministry will soon seek Cabinet approval for the auction of coal linkages for the power sector.
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Coal Ministry to move Cabinet for fuel linkages to power sector
The Coal Ministry will soon seek Cabinet approval for the auction of coal linkages for the power sector.
“It is broadly finalised. We will take it to the Cabinet soon,” said Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal. “We will soon go for inter-ministerial consultations. The whole process has been finalised.”
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Coal Ministry to go totally digital
In line with the Centre´s ambitious ´Digital India´ initiative, the Coal Ministry has decided to move all papers and documents into digital format from November 1 onwards, a move aimed at bringing in efficiency and transparency.
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Coal ministry to allocate alternative block to Odisha
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.
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Coal ministry to allot five mines to power utilities
The Coal Ministry has identified five coal mines for allocation to state-owned power utilities in an effort to smoothen power supply
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Government identifies six blocks for mining by PSUs
The coal ministry has identified about six coal blocks for allotment to PSUs for commercial mining, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said.
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Coal production up in 2014-15: Goyal
Coal production increased from 556.4 MnT in 2012-13 to 610.8 MnT during 2014-15, Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy, said.
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Tight deadlines for coal blocks winners
Winners of producing coal blocks will have one month to apply for statutory permissions for transfer of the blocks in their names or face a deduction in the performance bank guarantee, according to a Coal Ministry timeline. Deviation from the mining plan of such blocks would need to be submitted within four months and approved within 10 months.