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Gains for NTPC hinge on faster project execution to recover losses

The NTPC Group generated 327BU in 9MFY25, up 4 per cent from 315BU in 9MFY24. The 9MFY25 standalone income was Rs 1,28,600 crore, up 6 per cent Y-o-Y

Updated On: 27 Jan 2025 | 11:11 PM IST

India extends mandate for imported coal plants to run at full capacity

India's coal-fired power output had fallen for a second straight month in September due to slower growth in electricity use and a surge in solar generation

Updated On: 27 Dec 2024 | 6:20 PM IST

Coal exchange on anvil, work underway to raise output to meet demand

The coal sector is likely to witness a spate of activities in the upcoming year from launching maiden coal exchange to facilitating trading and rate determination of dry-fuel to meet the booming demand of the economy. The government also intends to work more closely in the area of coal gasification as it is on a high priority list for energy transition. Coal gasification is a cleaner option compared to burning of coal as it facilitates utilisation of the chemical properties of dry fuel. Talking to PTI, Coal Additional Secretary Rupinder Brar said that "the demand (for coal) is extremely important. And we do see demand growing in India considering the growing size of the economy... Therefore, coal will also definitely be required and we are conscious of that and are working towards that". The efforts will be to continuously augment coal output and align it with the demand, she said. Brar said the pre-2014 policy on mine allocation has been disbanded and now the government gives blo

Updated On: 27 Dec 2024 | 2:01 PM IST

Coal plants in India set to miss pollution goal as smog chokes Delhi

About three-quarters of the coal-fired generators near major cities are set to miss a year-end deadline to install equipment to curb sulfur-dioxide emissions

Updated On: 20 Nov 2024 | 10:26 AM IST

Coal India, WCL to set up green energy projects in Chhindwara: Coal secy

Coal India and its subsidiary Western Coalfields have identified four to five closed mines in the Chhindwara Pench area for setting up green projects for optimum utilisation of assets, Union Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena said on Sunday. Meena at the Western Coal Fields headquarters here told reporters that Coal India will install integrated solar and pump storage projects in de-coaled land from where coal has been extracted fully. The move is aimed at the optimum utilisation of WCL assets and 4-5 old mines have been identified in the Chhindwara Pench area wherein integrated solar and hydropower plants would be set up to contribute to green energy production, the secretary said. He informed that he along with the WCL chairman and managing director and other officials visited and inspected the old coal mines where mining work has finished. " WCL will survey more such de-coaled assets in the region and after assessment by experts, WCL will try to make optimum use of those assets of W

Updated On: 28 Jan 2024 | 9:51 PM IST

Jindal Power proposes to top Adani's bid for coal-power plant: Report

The tussle for the 1,980-megawatt plant in central India, ensnared in insolvency proceedings, comes after the power minister called last November for more private investment

Updated On: 12 Jan 2024 | 11:33 PM IST

Coal plants capacity utilisation will improve to 65% this fiscal: CRISIL

Coal-based thermal power units' plant load factor (PLF) or capacity utilisation will improve to 65 per cent in the current fiscal year despite record renewable energy capacity addition, according to Crisil Ratings. "Healthy PLFs along with lower receivables and encouraging fuel supply will support the credit profiles of private coal-based generating companies (gencos)," Crisil Ratings said in a statement. The PLFs of coal-based power plants in India will improve to 65 per cent this fiscal despite record renewable energy (RE) capacity addition, it added. Over the past two fiscals, electricity demand witnessed a robust 8-9 per cent annual growth, driven by the post-pandemic economic rebound, the agency noted. During this period, 34 gigawatts (GW) of capacity has been added, with 90 per cent of it in RE, the statement said. In GW terms, this is a 9 per cent growth in power capacities, but on normative terms this was only 4-5 per cent growth as capacities operate at varying PLFs, and

Updated On: 16 Nov 2023 | 7:05 PM IST

India to amend power policy draft to halt new coal-fired capacity

India plans to stop building new coal-fired power plants, apart from those already in the pipeline, by removing a key clause from the final draft of its National Electricity Policy

Updated On: 05 May 2023 | 8:36 AM IST

India amends power policy draft to halt new coal-fired capacity: Reports

The draft, if approved by the federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would make China the only major economy open to fresh requests to add significant new coal-fired capacity

Updated On: 04 May 2023 | 6:50 PM IST

India's coal plant commissioning slowed, but new proposals persist: Survey

India continued to send mixed signals about its future coal use, as new plant commissioning slowed to their lowest in years, but plans for new projects persist and no clear retirement plans

Updated On: 06 Apr 2023 | 11:56 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh can save over Rs 76,000 cr by retiring coal plants: Study

The findings are also significant in light of the recent Ministry of Power mandate requiring all new coal power plants to set up renewable energy capacity equivalent to 40% of the plant's capacity

Updated On: 31 Mar 2023 | 1:11 PM IST

Govt asks utilities to not retire coal-fired power plants till 2030

'It is advised to all power utilities not to retire any thermal units till 2030 and ensure availability of units after carrying out renovation and modernisation activities if required'

Updated On: 30 Jan 2023 | 9:20 AM IST

Maha can gain Rs 5,700 cr by 'repurposing' old coal plants for clean energy

The study demonstrates how the repurposing of the state's older expensive coal plants can provide a financially attractive opportunity to accelerate the transition that is beneficial to the finances

Updated On: 07 Dec 2022 | 7:45 PM IST

New coal plants may be asked to have mandatory renewable power generation

Power Ministry proposes changes to policy to meet country's climate goal of 50% green electricity by 2030

Updated On: 09 Nov 2022 | 7:03 PM IST

Coal India subsidiaries need to achieve annual targets: Pralhad Joshi

Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said to meet the coal requirements of the country, it is necessary that all subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd (CIL) achieve their annual targets. Joshi visited Western Coalfields Ltd headquarters in Nagpur and attended various programmes, said a press release issued by WCL. Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) is one of the eight subsidiary companies of CIL, a central PSU. The minister also presided over a review meeting and took stock of the production, productivity and coal dispatch status of WCL, said the release. Chairman-cum-Managing Director of WCL Manoj Kumar briefed the minister on coal mining activities and assured the company would achieve the production target by the year-end. In order to meet the coal requirements of the country, it is necessary that all CIL subsidiaries achieve their annual targets, the release quoted Joshi as saying. He said to make the country self-reliant in the coal sector, it is necessary to strengthen the ...

Updated On: 14 Oct 2022 | 7:40 AM IST

Adani Power to start exporting electricity from India to Bangladesh

Adani Power Ltd. will commission a 1.6 gigawatt facility in Jharkhand state and a dedicated transmission line for the exports by Dec. 16, Adani said in a Twitter post late on Monday

Updated On: 06 Sep 2022 | 3:09 PM IST

India may delay coal plant closures amid crisis in blow to climate action

India's government is studying a slower retirement of aging coal-fired power plants as it also adds newer sites, a move that would keep fossil fuel capacity higher for years

Updated On: 18 Aug 2022 | 8:23 AM IST

Australian party to introduce bill to close state coal plants by 2030

Australia's environmentally forward political party, the Greens, is set to introduce a bill that would close the three remaining coal plants in the state of Victoria by 2030

Updated On: 15 Aug 2022 | 12:13 PM IST

G-7 nations pledge to accelerate efforts to slow global warming

Environment ministers from seven leading industrialised nations agreed to accelerate efforts to slow global warming, including a commitment to end government support for new coal-fired power plants

Updated On: 10 Jun 2022 | 2:06 PM IST

Phasing out of coal plants can avoid over 14.5 mn premature deaths: Study

An early phase out of coal plants around the world could help avoid over 14.5 million premature deaths from air pollution over the next three decades, a new analysis published said

Updated On: 24 May 2022 | 12:51 PM IST