During Apr-June 2013, New Mangalore Port handled a total of 9.66 million tonne of cargo and this is 12.2 percent higher than 8.61 million tonne handled during the year-ago period. The growth in the cargo volume is led by crude oil and coal, media reports suggest. The port traditionally handles crude oil and petroleum products of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL). Also, it handles a considerable amo
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Coal transloading project set to be completed
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has reportedly completed most part of the transloading project for ferrying coal from Haldia port to Farakka thermal power plant of NTPC. IWAI is a facilitator of the coal transportation project and will play a key role in ensuring navigability. The c
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Govt to set up coal regulatory authority fund
The central government would set up a fund called ‘The Coal Regulatory Authority Fund” to credit all grants, fee and charges received by the authority. After passing of the Coal Regulatory Authority Bill, 2013, details would be worked out and submitted to the government for appropriate financial sanction for the initial start-up funding, a government press release said. The government said this in a press release after the cabinet cleared the proposal for setting up of an independent regulatory
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Govt may not wait for Parliament nod for bill
The government has decided not to wait for the passage of the Coal Regulatory Bill in Parliament during the Monsoon session and instead go ahead with notifying setting up of the Coal Regulatory Authority (CRA) through an executive order, reports indicate. Some reports suggest that the government may resort to the executive order route to adopt the coal regulatory bill, thereby superseding the time-consuming Parl
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WB power plants possess record coal stock
In West Bengal, power plants this year have comfortable stocks of coal when compared to the same time last year. The power plants in the same time last year were struggling for coal with stock down to critical limit of four days
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GPCB allows Navlakhi Port to transport coal
Media reports indicate that the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) allowed Navlakhi Port to transport the coal piled up at the port to various parts of the country. However, the board has not revoked its earlier decision to ban fresh coal import shipments at the port owing to air pollution
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Railways carry 171 mn t traffic in 2 months
During April-May 2013, Indian Railways carried 171.91 million tonne of revenue earning freight traffic . The freight carried shows an increase of 7.53 million tonne over the freight traffic of 164.38 million tonne actually carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.58 per cent. During the month of May 2013, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian Railways was 88.19 million tonn
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Thermal plants operated at low peak load factor
Thermal power plants in the country operated at an average peak load factor (PLF) of 69.95 percent, which is a nine-year low in 2012-13 owing to insufficient availability of coal. Given the stagnation in the production of coal and natural gas, industry observers raise doubt as to how
the raw material needs of our future power projects would be met. In 2013-14, India's power generation capacity is expe
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Govt to auction coal blocks
By the end of June 2013, the government plans to conduct its first round of auction of coal blocks to companies belonging to sectors other than power, media reports indicate. It is learnt that the union coal ministry may auction 6-7 coal blocks during the first round and it has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking a feed
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Dighi Port achieves milestone
Dighi Port has achieved a significant milestone by handling a Capesize vessel carrying coal for one of the largest coal importers in the country.