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The <keyword id="273072" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ministry-of-coal" source="Orion">Ministry of Coal</keyword> on Wednesday said that the <keyword id="6383145" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Coal-production" source="Orion">coal production</keyword> has gone up by 32.5 per cent approx in June this year and the <keyword id="6356966" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="coal" source="Orion">coal</keyword> based power generation too has increased in the same period registering growth of approximately 26 per cent. The Ministry said that India's coal production increased by 32.57 per cent to 67.59 Million Tonne (MT) from 50.98 MT during June 2021. According to the provisional statistics of the Ministry of Coal, during June this year, <keyword id="59700" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="coal-india-ltd" source="Orion">Coal India Ltd</keyword> (CIL), <keyword id="778964" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="singareni-collieries-company-ltd" source="Orion">Singareni Collieries Company Ltd</keyword> (SCCL) and captive mines / others registered a growth of 28.87 per cent, 5.50 per cent and 83.53 per cent by producing 51.56 MT, 5.56 MT and 10.47 MT respectively. Of the top 37 coal mines, as many as 22 mines produced more than 100 per cent and production at another nine mines stood between 80 and 100 per cent. At the same time, coal despatch increased by 20.69 per cent to 75.46 MT from 62.53 MT during June 2022 as compared to June 2021. During June 22, CIL and Captives/Others registered a growth of 15.20 per cent and 88.23 per cent by dispatching 58.98 and 11.05 MT respectively. SCCL registered a negative growth of 0.46 per cent during the month. The power utilities dispatch has grown by 30.77 per cent to 64.89 MT during June this year as compared to 49.62 MT in June 21 due to increase in power demand. Coal based power generation has registered a growth of 26.58 per cent in June 2022 as compared to June 2021. The overall power generation in June 2022 has been 17.73 per cent higher than in June 2021. However, Coal based power generation in the month of June 2022 has been 95,880 MU in comparison to 98,609 MU in May 2022 and registered a negative growth of 2.77 per cent. Total power generation has also decreased in June 2022 to 1,38,995 MU from 1,40,059 MU in May 2022 and registered a negative growth of 0.76 per cent. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/oats-and-honey-are-some-of-the-health-foods-that-indians-are-buying-less-of/articleshow/92697833.cms">Oats and honey are some of the health foods that Indians are buying less of</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/flexibility-is-passe-companies-are-ready-to-re-design-jobs-to-retain-talent/articleshow/92696760.cms">Flexibility is passe, companies are ready to re-design jobs to retain talent</a>

Coal production rose by 32% and coal-fired power generation increased too, says ministry

New Delhi, Dec 19 () The country's largest iron ore miner NMDC has diversified into coal with allotment of two coal blocks in the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.
 It will also help the state-owned company set up coal washeries.
 "NMDC Ltd diversifies into coal. The Ministry of Coal has allocated two coal blocks to NMDC, Rohne and Tokisud North. I thank Government of India, Ministry of Steel, and Ministry of Coal for reposing faith on NMDC for diversifying into coal," said NMDC Chairman and Managing Director N Baijendra Kumar. 
 The coal ministry has allocated Rohne and Tokisud North coal blocks under Section 5(1) of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, for commercial mining, NMDC said in a statement.
 The Rohne coal block has extractable reserves of 191 million tonnes (MT) and planned production capacity of 8 million tonnes per annum, and the Tokisud North coal block has extractable reserves of about 52 MT of thermal coal and planned production capacity of 2.32 million tonnes per annum.
 Both the blocks are located at aerial distance of about 10-15 kms, said NMDC, which is setting up its first steel plant at Nagarnar in the neighbouring state of Chhattisgarh.
 The Rohne coal block, the company said, has coking coal which may require washing for feeding into steel plant and, hence, it is exploring the possibility of setting up of coal washeries.
 While it executes an allotment agreement of Tokisud North coal block on December 24 for the Rohne coal block, the allotment agreement would be executed as per the directives from the coal ministry.
 An NMDC official said, "While the Tokisud North coal block was e-allotted, Rohne coal block was a direct allotment. Our administrative ministry, the Ministry of Steel, on behalf of NMDC had requested the coal ministry which allotted the mine to us."
 NMDC's coal division has also been set up in Hyderabad to look after coal assets in India and provide linkage to steel and power sectors, the official said. ABI HRS

State-owned iron ore miner NMDC diversifies into coal

New Delhi, March 28 () The government on Saturday said it is working to ensure critical coal supplies during the lockdown on account of coronavirus outbreak.Coal stocks at power plants stand at 41.8 million tonnes (MT) equivalent to 24 days consumption as of March 26, 2020."Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi has ensured that Coal supplies are declared as an Essential service and directed all the officials of Ministry of Coal to work harder to ensure that critical coal supplies are maintained during the lockdown period due to COVID 19 pandemic so that power and other critical sectors are unaffected due to the current situation," Ministry of Coal said in a statement.Daily meetings of all senior officers of the ministry are being held for monitoring coal production, supplies and despatch, it said.The first such virtual meeting was taken on March 26, 2020 through video conferencing by Coal Secretary Anil Kumar Jain.A daily report will be given to the coal minister. As Ministry of Coal is a fully paperless office the entire staff is working on the e-office platform from the ministry or at home as per duty rosters, it said.The minister informed that various steps have been taken to ensure the easy and adequate availability of coal to every coal dependent industry/Power Sector.The Union minister appreciated work being done by Coal India Limited where all officers and workers are ensuring the coal production and supplies are not affected in these critical times.Joshi further assured that no approvals requiring concurrence of Ministry of Coal would be held up during the current lockdown. NAM BALBAL

Working to ensure critical coal supplies during lockdown: Joshi

New Delhi, Jan 26 () In line with its plans to open up the country's coal sector, the government has called meetings with various stakeholders to discuss the draft methodology as well as key bidding terms and conditions for auction of coal mines for commercial mining.
This meeting will be held in Kolkata and Mumbai on January 28 and 29, respectively, the coal ministry said in a notice.
"All interested stakeholders are encouraged to view the discussion paper
and the mine specific details and attend the stakeholder's consultation meet," it said.
The notice said that the process for auction of coal mines for sale
of coal under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Mines and
Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, has been initiated.
 "A discussion paper containing the draft methodology and key bidding terms and conditions on the auction of coal mines for sale of coal has already been uploaded on the website of Ministry of Coal," it said adding that in this regard, "roundtable meetings for stakeholders' consultation" are scheduled on January 28 and 29, 2020.
Earlier, this month the government had said that it is initiating the process of coal auctions and the first round of sale of blocks under commercial mining is proposed to be launched in the ongoing fiscal. 
The announcement came days after the government approved an ordinance to ease coal mining laws that will see more local and global players enter the Indian coal sector.
A company or a joint venture company incorporated in India is eligible to participate in commercial coal auctions, the coal ministry had said in a statement.
"Moving ahead after the recent amendments in MMDR Act 1957 and the CMSP Act 2015, the Ministry of Coal is initiating the process for auction of coal mines for sale of coal. Expected to be held in multiple tranches, the first tranche is proposed to be launched in the current financial year," the government said said.
The bidders would be required to bid for a percentage share of revenue payable to the government. The floor price shall be four per cent of the revenue share, the coal ministry notice said.
The government has released a list of 74 mines which it plans to auction under commercial mining.
The ministry had said it has urged interested stakeholders to view the discussion paper and the mine specific details and submit their views/suggestions, indicate their preferences for the mines to be considered for auction under the first tranche. SID MKJ

Consultative meetings with stakeholders to discuss methodology for commercial coal mining on Jan 28-29

New Delhi, Nov 24 () The coal ministry has asked state-owned CIL to either expedite the operationalisation of 110 additional blocks allotted to it or return the mines to the government, an official said.
 The coal ministry recently enquired from the PSU about the operational status of the additional blocks allotted to it, and whether extraction from these coal blocks is techno-economically feasible, the official added.
 The government was told that of the 110 additional CIL blocks, 50 were explored, 41 were under exploration and balance 19 were partly/regionally explored.
 Further, out of 50 explored blocks, project reports of 25 blocks have been prepared, the coal ministry was informed.
 The ministry "emphasised on quick operationalisation of all of these blocks, otherwise CIL may return them to the Ministry of Coal for their allotment/ auction to other agencies," the official said.
 Coal India Ltd (CIL) accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output.
 The state-owned firm had earlier said that it will produce 750 million tonnes of coal in the next financial year.
 The PSU will further produce 1 billion tonnes of coal by FY2024, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi had said.
 CIL is targeting to produce 660 million tonnes of the dry fuel in 2019-20 compared to 607 million tonnes in the last fiscal. SID ABM

Expedite operationalisation of 110 additional blocks or return them: Govt to Coal India

New Delhi, Nov 17 () The government is planning to set up a project management unit for expediting the operationalisation of allotted coal blocks.
 The coal ministry will hire a consultant to set up the project management unit, the ministry said in a notice while inviting bids from eligible entities. 
 "Ministry of Coal plans to take services of a consulting firm to set up a project management unit to support on 'expediting coal block operationalisation'," the notice for Request for Bid (RFB) stated.
 "The bidder selected in accordance with the provisions of the RFB, shall assist the Authority by deploying dedicated professionals in order to provide assistance and coordinate various implementation aspects of the project," it said.
 The last date for submission of bid is December 19, it said.
 The coal ministry has been exhorting allottees to step up efforts for bringing allotted blocks to production as well as enhance output. 
 The ministry in September had said that policy decisions have been taken to ensure early operationalisation of coal mines but their allottees should also go the extra mile along with the government to start the mines.
 The decisions include allowing sale of 25 per cent coal in open market in case of allocation for specified end use plant, relaxation in efficiency parameters, among others, the ministry had said.
 The ministry had said that it was also working on policy interventions to develop a single-window scheme for faster approvals of clearances from various central and state agencies. SID MR

Coal ministry to set up management unit to speed up mine operationalistion

New Delhi, Dec 14 () The coal ministry on Saturday said it has allocated one mine each to state-run firms National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL).
 The mines, located in Jharkhand, will boost coking coal production and reduce the steel industry's dependence on imported coal, it added.
 "The Ministry of Coal has allotted two Coking Coal mines, Rohne and Rabodih, to the Steel Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)," it said in a statement.
 Allocated under the Coal Mines (Special Provision) Act, 2015, these mines will increase coal production by more than 10 MT (million tonnes) per annum and boost the coking coal production in the country.
 The ministry said this is a significant step towards reducing the dependence of the steel industry on imported coal.
 The Rohne coal mine has been allotted to NMDC for sale of coal and will also serve the purpose of captive use of coking coal for its upcoming steel plant at Nagarnar.
 The Robodih OCP coal mine has been allotted to RINL for captive use of production of iron and steel.
 These mines will over their lifetime generate about Rs 7,000 crore revenue for the state government, besides royalties and other applicable taxes.
 Both NMDC and RINL would set up their washeries for washing coal.
 This allotment is in addition to five coal mines which have been allocated to successful bidders and six mines which have allotted to PSUs.
 In all, the 13 mines will add more than 35 MT per annum coal to domestic production. Apart from the royalties and applicable taxes, the mines are slated to generate about Rs 31,000 crore revenue over their lifetime for state governments. KKS ABM

Coal Min allocates one mine each to NMDC, RINL; to add 10 MT output every year

New Delhi, Dec 5 () The Centre on Thursday approved allocation of five coal blocks, including two to Birla Corporation and one to Vedanta, and said the mines will generate a revenue of Rs 17,136 crore for the government. 
 For the first time, the successful bidders shall have the flexibility to sell 25 per cent of the coal produce in open market.
 "The ministry of coal, after a long gap of four years, has approved the allocation of five coal mines," the Coal Ministry said in a statement.
 This was the result of the auction conducted by the Centre last month. 
 The ministry had initiated the auction process for 27 coal mines for non-regulated sectors previously.
 Of the five mines, two were allocated to Birla Corporation Ltd and one each to Vedanta Ltd, Prakash Industries Ltd and Powerplus Traders Pvt Ltd.
 The revenue of Rs 17,136 crore will be generated over a period of 30 years.
 "...the successful bidders shall have the flexibility to sell 25 per cent coal produced in the open market. This will boost coal production in the country and reduce the dependence of industries on imported coal," the statement said.
 It is also envisaged that this step will generate huge revenue for state governments, where the mines are located, in the form of upfront amount, royalties and other applicable taxes, it added. SID RVK

Govt approves allocation of 5 coal blocks, to generate Rs 17,136 cr revenue

New Delhi, Dec 13 () The Coal Ministry on Friday said it is considering allotment of six coal mines that have been marked for end-uses like power, iron and steel and sale of coal. 
 The ministry had started allotment process for 15 coal mines for various specified end-use such as in power and iron &amp; steel sectors. 
 In the allotment process, applications were received in the case of six out of 15 coal mines, the coal ministry said in a release.
 On the basis of evaluation of applications received in the allotment process, six mines namely Durgapur II Taraimar/Durgapur II Sariya, Mandakini, Utkal C, Sugia Closed Mine and Tokisud North are under consideration for the allotment, the coal ministry said.
 The mines will add over 5 million tonnes (MT) coal per annum to the country's coal output besides reducing dependence of industries on imported coal, the ministry said.
 "These mines will add more than 5 MT coal per annum and boost the coal production in the country and reduce the dependence of industries on imported coal. This will also generate about Rs 15,000 crore revenue for state governments where the mines are located besides royalties and other applicable taxes," according to the ministry statement. ABI HRS

Six coal mines under allotment process: Govt

Vadodara, Feb 18 () Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi has announced that the government looks to stop the substitutable import of thermal coal from 2023-24. The government wants to bridge the substitutable shortfall by 2023-24, he told on the sidelines of a two-day brainstorming session organised at Kevadia in neighbouring Bharuch district, about 90 km from Vadodara. The government recently introduced an ordinance to amend regulations to open up coal mining to other firms outside of the steel and power sectors, Joshi stated. "Whatever the substitutable shortfall is there, we want toachieve it by 2023-2024. We want to stop the substitutable import of the coal." The government may conduct an auction of 100 fully explored blocks, Joshi said.The latest move in the coal sector is expected to create an efficient energy market, thereby bringing more competition, while reducing coal imports.The brainstorming session that started on Monday was organised to discuss out of the box solutions to overcome various bottle necks in increasing coal production and provide innovative solutions to the coal sector, Joshi said. Highlighting key takeaways of the session, Joshi said various ways and means were discussed with key stakeholders to achieve 1 billion tonnes coal production target by Coal India by 2023-24. The ministry of coal will coordinate with Indian Railways and shipping ministry to enable Coal India to evacuate more coal by 2030. Stressing upon the diversification in the coal sector, Joshi said that idea has also been mooted at the session that CIL could think of coming up with the art of pithead thermal power plants to transform it into an integrated company. He said it was also proposed that CIL could generate 5GW of solar power by 2023-24 and could diversify into coal gasification with a target of 5 million tonnes by 2030 enabling a sustainable energy mix for the country. He also announced that the ministry of coal will introduce an award to recognize and appreciate best practices in coal production, productivity, sustainability etc by coal companies. COR RSY MRMR

India looks to stop thermal coal import by 2023-24:Joshi

New Delhi, Jan 1 () The government has cancelled the allotment of a coal block for the power project in Jharkhand, as even after a decade of allotment no significant progress was made to operationalise it.
 The coal block was allotted in 2009, to Karanpura Energy Ltd -- an SPV of erstwhile Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB).
 "It is noted that even after lapse of 10 years since allocation of the coal block (Mourya coal block), no significant progress has been made to operationalise the coal block," the coal ministry said in a letter to the company.
 Due to long delays in development of coal block, show cause notices were served by the coal ministry to the company in December 2013, and September and October, 2019.
 The company in its reply to the ministry in November, 2019 cited non-availability of land, water and resistance from the local inhabitants as impediments in development of the coal block.
 The coal ministry, however, said that the reply "was not found satisfactory".
 As per the allocation letter, the ministry said, the mining lease of the block may be cancelled on the grounds, including unsatisfactory progress in the development of coal mining project and breach of any of the conditions of allocation.
 In 2009, the ministry had conveyed 'in principle' approval to the working of Mourya coal block, in the state of Jharkhand, for power project to be set up by Karanpura Energy Ltd. SID DRR

Govt deallocates coal block in Jharkhand allotted for power project

With no relief in sight despite coal stocks running critically low and production disruptions looming across the Indian aluminium sector, the Aluminium Association of India (<keyword id="47439" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="aai" source="Orion">AAI</keyword>) has approached the Ministry of Coal, urging the immediate resumption of adequate coal rakes for the highly power-intensive Aluminium industry. In its representation to the Ministry, the AAI has lauded the combined efforts by the Ministry of Coal and Coal India Limited in reviving domestic coal production, which has helped ease the coal supply crisis for the Power Sector. The steps undertaken by the Ministry increased the overall daily rakes dispatched from 242 rakes/day in September 2021 to 289 rakes/day in December 2021. This has drastically strengthened the coal stocks of the Power Sector to around 10 days, a marked improvement from a mere 2-3 days in the months of September-October last year. However, this has come at enormous cost to the <keyword id="629340" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Captive-Power-Plants" source="Orion">Captive Power Plants</keyword> (CPP)-based industry and the worst impacted is the Indian aluminium industry, which continues to see depleting coal stocks of only 3-4 days, abysmally low compared to the prescribed level of 15 days for the sector. Struggling to cope with this prolonged crisis since the second quarter of this fiscal year, the AAI has now sought the Ministry's support to ensure adequate supplies to the CPPs by earmarking at least 25-30 coal rakes per day to ensure viable industry operations. The need for the CPPs is especially urgent, given that Aluminium production is a continuous process that requires huge volumes of uninterrupted quality power supply. This quantum can only be met only through the in-house CPPs set up by all the aluminium smelters plants to meet this specific requirement. Accordingly, the industry has established Captive Power Plants of 9,400 MW capacity (comprising 34 per cent of the cumulative thermal CPPs capacity domestically) to supply continuous power for Aluminium operations. Even though the Government has reiterated that there is now an improved availability of coal in the country overall, the non-availability of rakes for the non-regulated sectors remains a major concern. Curtailing coal supplies to Captive Power Plants (CPPs) has directly resulted in a coal crunch situation for the Aluminium Sector. Any power interruption in an aluminium smelting operation for more than 2 hours can lead to the freezing of molten aluminium within the smelting pots, which takes a minimum of 6 months to fix, and then almost a year to once again begin yielding the desired metal output, causing enormous production, cost and supply disruptions. With the continued crisis, it will take over a year's time to clear the backlog of rakes, and for the CPPs to build and maintain adequate coal stocks for sustainable operations. The crisis further aggravates with the last-minute cancellation of coal auctions for NRS, giving no relief for the domestic industry to secure coal for manufacturing and CPP-based industries. With the ongoing revival of the economy and increased post-pandemic industrial activity, the CPP-based industries are highly dependent on uninterrupted coal supplies which is vital for sustainable operations and the continued cost-competitiveness of power intensive industries vis-a-vis global players. Any production curtailment by this sector will have cascading effect on consumption and downstream supply chain, thereby adversely impacting the nation's GDP growth. The AAI representation has gone on to highlight that since August 2021, the Non-Regulated Sector has been facing uncertainties in securing sufficient coal rakes for continued operations, with supplies limited to just 40-50 per cent of the required coal. This has led to a backlog of over 6000 coal rakes as most of the available coal and rakes are being diverted to the Power Sector as "Priority Coal Supplies", even despite their coal inventory situation drastically improving. SEE MORE <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/budget/news/budget-2022-nirmala-sitharaman-was-asked-these-10-questions-on-cryptocurrency-employment-inflation-in-india/slidelist/89280855.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" style="">India’s finance minister was asked these 10 questions and these were her answers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/meet-maju-kuruvilla-the-new-indian-origin-ceo-of-fintech-startup-bolt/slidelist/89292220.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" style="">Meet Maju Kuruvilla, the new India-orgin CEO of fintech startup Bolt</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/more-employees-are-leaving-tech-mahindra-than-tcs-and-wipro/articleshow/89291721.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" style="">More employees are leaving Tech Mahindra than TCS and Wipro</a>

Coal shortage now at alarming levels, say aluminium producers

The <keyword id="6375040" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Power-Ministry">Power Ministry</keyword> has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that <keyword id="44578" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="electricity">electricity</keyword> supply will remain uninterrupted in spite of non-availability of coal from the blocks whose allotment was cancelled by the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword>. The ministry also vowed to focus on generating electricity from other sources. 
 
"As far as supplying coal to these power projects after coal blocks' deallocation is concerned, the ministry will need to formulate a policy for giving appropriate coal linkage or coal block (through auction) to their end use power projects in consultation with the ministry of power," the ministry wrote to the Prime Minister's Office. 
 
The ministry added that since the Supreme Court has given a period of six months to the coal companies, power supply is not likely to be immediately affected.

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PM Of Uninterrupted Electricity

New Delhi, Jan 15 () The government on Wednesday said it is initiating the process of coal auctions and the first round of sale of blocks under commercial mining is proposed to be launched in the ongoing fiscal.
The announcement comes days after the government approved an ordinance to ease mining laws that will allow global players to enter the coal sector.
 A company or a joint venture company incorporated in India is eligible to participate in commercial coal auctions, the coal ministry said in a statement.
"Moving ahead after the recent amendments in MMDR Act 1957 and the CMSP Act 2015, the Ministry of Coal is initiating the process for auction of coal mines for sale of coal. Expected to be held in multiple tranches, the first tranche is proposed to be launched in the current financial year," it said.
 The bidders would be required to bid for a percentage share of revenue payable to the government. The floor price shall be four per cent of the revenue share, the statement added.
 The government has released a list of 74 mines which it plans to auction under commercial mining.
 The ministry said it has urged interested stakeholders to view the discussion paper and the mine specific details and submit their views/suggestions, indicate their preferences for the mines to be considered for auction under the first tranche.
 The ordinance approved by the Cabinet last week also enables auction of unexplored and partially explored coal blocks for mining through prospecting license-cum-mining lease.
 These steps are expected to result in opening up of the coal sector completely for commercial mining to local as well as global firms. This would further boost economic growth and employment generation. SID ANU

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Coal production rose by 32% and coal-fired power generation increased too, says ministry

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