Coal Import

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Utilities account for more than 75 per cent of India’s annual coal demand. (Representatuional Image)

Adani Power drives 21 pc jump in Indian utilities' coal imports in 2019

Imports rose to 69.51 million tonnes, the highest level since 2015, data from the Central Electricity Authority showed.

23 Jan 2020 9:33 AM

Of the total imports during February 2019, non-coking coal was at 13.86 MT, against 14.59 MT imported in January 2019, report said. (Representational Image)

India's coal import rises 8 pc to 212 MT in Apr-Feb

Coal imports in the month of February was at 18.31 MT (provisional) as compared to 21.15 MT (revised) in January 2019, report said.

07 Apr 2019 12:07 PM

'It is clear that after four years, no result of the probe has come because favourite industrialists are involved in it. If you act against the industrialist, then the government will fall,' he said. (Photo: File)

Cong slams Centre over coal import scam, demands 'fair and impartial' probe

Jairam Ramesh also asked why PM Modi did not take up the matter with his counterpart in Singapore where coal import transactions took place.

04 Sep 2018 11:15 AM

Coal Minister Piyush Goyal. (Photo: PTI)

Coal import call by power ministry temporary: Piyush Goyal

Coal production had registered a 15.2 per cent growth during the first quarter ended June 2018.

29 Jul 2018 2:11 PM

India's coal import fell by 9 per cent to 17.32 million tonnes (MT) in April on the back of ample supply of dry fuel from domestic sources.

India's coal import declines 9 per cent to 17.32 mn tonnes in April

Import demand from thermal power plants remained low due to ample supply from domestic sources.

27 May 2018 11:51 AM

A ban on petroleum coke around New Delhi starting from Wednesday will require the country to raise its imports of coal to replace the fuel. (Photo: AFP)

Indian petcoke ban to boost coal imports amid already tight market

The country’s environmentalists are trying to stop imports of petroleum coke to curb pollution.

01 Nov 2017 4:43 PM

Coal imports (all types) in September 2017 stood at 18.33 MT (provisional), against 16.73 MT in September 2016.

Coal imports up 10 pc in Sept as power plants face fuel shortage

India's coal imports declined marginally to 19.08 MT as against 19.63 MT in the same month of 2016-17.

08 Oct 2017 12:15 PM

The drop in coal import comes as the stocks at power plants have thinned due to short supply and higher power generation.

Coal imports decline 24 per cent in August, auction looms

Import of coal fell 6.37 per cent to 191.95 mt in 2016- 17 after higher production by Coal India.

15 Sep 2017 3:04 PM

Coal import has fallen from 217.78 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 203.95 MT in 2015-16 and further to 190.95 MT in 2016-17.

India's coal import declines 8 pc in Q1 to 53 MT: Govt

Vendible stock of CIL has increased from 53.62 MT as on April 1, 2015 to 61.92 MT as on April 1, 2017.

28 Jul 2017 9:32 AM

Coal India, which accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal output is eyeing one billion tonne of production target by 2020. (Representational Image)

CIL's coal supply to power sector drops marginally to 64.7 million tonnes

Overall dispatch in April and May increased to 91.7 MT over 88.2 MT in the corresponding period of 2016-17.

23 Jun 2017 3:29 PM

Government would also slowly convince the private companies operating in the power space to totally stop the import of thermal fossil fuel.

CIL to supply domestic fuel to non-power consumers

Domestic coal to non-power sectors in lieu of 50 per cent of the import component in the ongoing fiscal.

13 Jun 2017 2:11 PM

Lack of demand from Coal sector declines coal import

The import declined by 6 per cent to 18.15 million tonne (MT), year-on- year due to lacklustre demand from the power sector.

08 Jun 2017 2:34 PM

Coal imports have already come down by 60 per cent for central power generators and by 37 per cent in the case of state generation companies.

Govt to soon start auction process for commercial coal mines

Of late, the coal stock situation has improved in the country, which was about 69 million tonnes as on March 31, 2017.

05 Apr 2017 3:16 PM

Coal import in January 2017 stood at 14.31 million tonnes against 18.28 MT in January 2016.

Coal imports decline by 22 pc to 14 MT in Jan

Govt is working on a plan to end dependency on coal imports in next 3-4 months.

19 Feb 2017 1:18 PM

Coal India which accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal production, has set a target to replace about 15 MT of imported coal with indigenous fuel in the next six months. (Photo: PTI)

Coal imports may remain weak in Dec on notes ban

Import of coal in November 2016 stood at 14.11 million tonnes against 16.87 million tonnes in November 2015.

18 Dec 2016 12:03 PM

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