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18 Jul 2016

NTPC saves Rs 550 crore per month on coal rationalistion, import control

State-owned NTPC has achieved savings of approximately 30 paise per unit -- approximately Rs 550 crore per month -- on account of coal rationalisation and reduction in imports of fossil fuel, Parliament was informed on Monday.

18 Jul 2016

Coal imports likely to decline to 160 MT in FY'17

Country's coal imports have declined 5 percent in the first two months of 2016-17 and the number is expected to reach 160.16 million tonnes in the ongoing fiscal, Parliament was informed on Monday.

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06 Apr 2016

Coal import bill drops by Rs 28,000 cr in FY16

Helped by a record coal production by the world's largest coal miner Coal India Ltd (CIL), India reduced its import bill of the dry fuel by more than Rs 28,000 crore in the last fiscal.

16 Nov 2015

CIL imports around 5 LT coal so far this fiscal

State-run CIL has imported about five lakh tonnes of coal so far in the current fiscal for the power producers as their response has not been encouraging.

02 Nov 2015

Govt allows import of coal with higher ash content

The Centre Monday allowed power plants to use imported coal with higher ash content of up to 25 percent, a move which will allow power producers to source the dry fuel from more countries and cut generation cost.

04 Aug 2015

Coal imports drop for first time in 15 months

India`s coal imports fell 11 percent to 19.3 million tonnes in July from a year earlier - the sharpest and the first drop in more than a year - as local supplies rose and money losing power generators held up purchases, commodities trader mjunction said.

02 Aug 2015

Govt may import 210 mn tonnes of coal in 2015-16

Seeking to bridge the demand-supply gap, the government is likely to import around 210 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the ongoing fiscal.

30 Apr 2015

NTPC to import 22 MT coal in FY'16 to meet shortfall

State-owned power producer NTPC will import 22 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the current fiscal to meet the shortfall in domestic availability.

12 Apr 2015

State power firms to import 52 MT coal in FY16

State-owned power generation companies will import about 52 million tonnes of coal, accounting for 70 percent of total dry fuel imports by power firms in the current fiscal, to meet their requirements.

09 Jan 2015

Coal India to import around 2 LT of coal

State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) will import around 2 lakh tonnes of coal either next month or in March for suppling it to power plants.

23 Dec 2014

Proposal to import coal for Neyveli's thermal power proj in UP

There is a proposal to import coal for Neyveli Lignite Corporation's Rs 14,375-crore thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh due to delays in development of mine allocated for the plant.

25 Nov 2014

SAIL's coking coal imports to touch 35 mn tonne by 2025

State-run steel maker SAIL's coking coal imports will touch 35 million tonnes by 2025 when the targetted production capacity is projected to touch 50 million tonnes, a company official said.

28 Aug 2014

GVK gets 'Green nod' to import coal from SA for Punjab plant

GVK is setting up a 2x270 MW Thermal Power Plant at Goindwal Sahib tehsil in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, and both the units have been synchronised to the grid.

27 Aug 2014

NTPC to import 17 mn metric tonnes of coal this fiscal

Facing shortage in domestic fuel supplies, state-owned NTPC plans to import 17 million metric tonnes of coal this fiscal which is higher than the quantity purchased last financial year.

21 Jul 2014

Power producers advised to import 54 MT of coal in FY'15: Goyal

Amid fuel shortages, power producers have been advised to import 54 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the current fiscal, the government said Monday.

04 Jul 2014

June coal imports highest in 2014 as prices fall

India`s imports of thermal coal, used in power generation, rose 11 percent to 14.77 million tonnes in June.

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