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Press Trust Of India / Raipur August 25, 2008, 0:55 IST The Chhattisgarh government today strongly opposed the coal import policy of the Centre saying any such scheme will lead to escalation of power tariff in the country. "The Centre's decision to start five ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) with imported coal would have a huge cost escalation in power production and ultimately the consumers will be burdened with higher tariff cost,' Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board Chairman Rajib Ranjan told reporters here.
Ranchi: Three successive bandhs in the last seven days have pushed Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd (TVNL), the major thermal power generating unit of the state, on the brink of a disaster. The BJP-sponsored two- hour Bharat bandh on August 13, CPI(Maoists) sponsored Jharkhand bandh on August 19 and the bandh call of the Left parties today have adversely affected the coal supply to the company.
Hyderabad, Aug. 20: Coal India's decision to allot 10 per cent of its production for e-auction has hit the availability of coal for the thermal stations. Almost all thermal stations in the state are passing through severe shortage and some of them even closed down for few days as there was no coal to operate. While the Mahanadi Coal Fields (MCF) has diverted nearly 30 million tonnes of coal towards e-auction, state-owned Singereni Collieries has been selling around three lakh tonnes of coal in e-auction, depriving both Rayalaseema and Kothagudem thermal stations.
Karimnagar, Aug. 18: Even while various trade unions are trying to ensure the participation of the Singareni coalminers in the ensuing nation-wide strike call on August 20, the Singareni management has launched a campaign to persuade the workmen to desist from the one-day strike.
Interview with R.S. Pandey, Union Secretary for Steel. BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT R.S. PANDEY:
Vidyasagar Setu spurs illegal business in coal the Hooghly River Bridge Commission (hrbc) has begun filling up deep holes at the base of the Vidyasagar Setu on the Howrah side of the bridge that coal pilferers had dug up over two decades. The state-run commission initiated the work after it apparently learnt about the diggings allegedly by an organized network in June following a media
People living in Phulbari of Dinajpur district have reiterated that they will resist any attempts at coal mining in northern localities by a method that, they say will affect their lives and livelihoods and threaten environment. Some of the residents are against coal mining by any methods in the area as they fear extraction of coal by foreign companies will force them from their homes and land.
Yet power sector does not have prescribed coal stock: Junior coal minister New Delhi, August 12: Maintaining that public sector behemoth Coal India Limited (CIL) has been supplying coal adequately to state-run thermal power units and the power sector crying foul on coal shortage was uncalled for, the coal ministry today decided to take up the issue of reported paucity of coal with the power ministry. The coal ministry will also seek a directive to NTPC to plant its requirements in advance and spell out the same wellin time.
Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf on Friday invited Poland to invest in the coal power generation and coal mining sector in Pakistan to benefit the country with the expertise of Polish technology. He said this while talking to Ambassador of Poland Dr Krzysztof Debnicki, who called on him here on Friday. The Ambassador discussed matters of mutual interest, especially power and mining sectors to further strengthen the economic ties between the two countries. Raja Pervez Ashraf, welcoming the Ambassador, informed him about the current energy situation faced by Pakistan.
CIL identifies 18 abandoned mines KOLKATA: Coal India Ltd (CIL) is floating global tenders for inviting joint venture proposals for reviving or salvaging 18 abandoned mines. These are likely to hold reserves of 800 million tonnes, CIL Chairman Partha S. Bhattacharyya said. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, he said, "We will float these tenders today (Tuesday)'. He declined to divulge as to how many of them would be containing coking coal reserves. Enquiries revealed that the 18 mines were located in the Jharia-Ranigunj coalfields.
