The Latest Breaking News from Coal India

Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal

Tamil Nadu's coal stock availability down to 1.5M tonnes; sufficient to run Tangedco's power plants for 10 days. Renewable energy generation (wind & solar) in Aug (till 10th) 1,328.85M units. Coal India supplied 4.5MMT of coal in 1st Q of 2023-24. Railways likely to increase coal transportation capacity by 185MT…

Government aiming to scale up coal production target to 1.25 billion tonnes by FY25

Coal India meets 80% of the country's dry fuel requirement

State-run firm to import fuel for blending amid local supply crunch

India has stepped up pressure on utilities to increase imports in recent days

Coal India's record production has been brightspot in efforts to end India's worst power crisis in more than six years.

A lesson is that demand growth projections and supply arrangements need to become central to the regulatory process

India is planning to reopen more than 100 coal mines previously considered financially unsustainable, as a heatwave-driven power crisis forces the world's third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter to double down on the fuel after months of low consumption.