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coal block allotment

01 Nov 2016

Panel set to examine applications next week for 7 coal blocks allocations

A technical committee will meet next week to examine and evaluate the applications for the allotment of seven coal blocks to power generation firms.

29 Apr 2016

Government could give permission to coal linkage policy

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power companies

21 Apr 2016

Power companies to get coal via e-auctions; CIL MoU till June 30

Power producers being supplied coal through the MoU route by state-owned CIL will now have to take it via special e-auction being conducted for the power sector as the government has decided not to extend the pact beyond June 30.

15 Apr 2016

India to stop thermal coal imports; save Rs 40,000 cr

In view of rising production of the dry fuel, India plans to completely stop thermal coal imports in 2-3 years that would result in annual savings of Rs 40,000 crore, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said.

05 Feb 2016

Expert view on coal sector

20 Sep 2015

Policy on coal linkages auction may take some time: Govt to CIL

The policy with regard to auction of coal linkages may take some more time to be finalised, government has informed state-owned coal miner CIL.

Centre clearance

22 Jun 2015

Govt transfers ECs of 19 coal blocks of total 29 so far

The Centre has so far transferred the environment clearance (EC) of 19 coal blocks out of approved 29 mines from the earlier allottees to the new successful bidders including JSW Steel, GMR Chhattisgarh Energy, Jaypee Cement and Ambuja Cements among others.

13 May 2015

Coal, power, RE plan $250 bn investment in 5 years: Goyal

Government on Wednesday said investments worth USD 250 billion are planned over the next five years in coal, power and renewable energy and it is looking at opening 40-50 new coal mines in 18 months.

04 Mar 2015

Lok Sabha passes Coal Bill to replace Ordinance

Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Coal Mines bill to allow e-auction of coal blocks after the Supreme Court cancelled their allocation leading to uncertainty in the coal sector, amid opposition by Left and some other opposition parties.

17 Feb 2015

India has been tardy in energy reforms: FM Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on Tuesday said India has been tardy in energy reforms.

23 Dec 2014

After pitch-dark 2014, coal aims to discard scam taint in 2015

In an urgent need for its image makeover, the scam-tainted coal sector will require mammoth efforts in 2015 from the government and the corporates, after a year full of adversities and stuck projects undermined investments totalling billions of dollars.

22 Dec 2014

Open up coal sector to enhance production: Advisory Group

Opening up of the coal sector and upgradation of state-run Coal India and its subsidiaries are vital for scaling up domestic production of the dry fuel, says a report submitted to the government on Monday.

29 Nov 2014

Goyal promises to reduce coal sector woes in 8-9 months

Expressing confidence that the Bill to replace coal ordinance will be passed in the ongoing session of Parliament, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday promised to significantly reduce the woes in the sector in the next 8-9 months.

27 Aug 2014

India's coal crunch - a chance to revamp, reallocate and revive

A Supreme Court ruling this week that India`s decades-old method of granting coal mining concessions is illegal could herald much-needed reforms in a sector long dogged by the inability of state-run Coal India to raise output fast enough.

29 Jun 2014

Coal India not to be split: Piyush Goyal

CIL, which missed its output target of 482 million tonnes by producing 462 million tons of coal in 2013-14, has seven subsidiaries.

Coal sector reform

09 Jun 2014

'Coal sec reforms, transparent allotment policy top priority'

The Centre has earlier drawn flak from various quarters for allotting coal blocks to private firms instead of auctioning them.

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