CoalMin cancels allocation of five blocks to NTPC
The coal ministry today cancelled allocation of five blocks to state-run NTPC, saying the country
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Wildlife group complains to MoEF over Jindal plant
The Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO) has asked the ministry of environment to investigate into the Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) plant illegally drawing groundwater for its upcoming power plant in Angul district. JSP is building a 12-million tonne steel plant with a captive power plant of 135 MW. Khirod Singh, a lawyer and farmer in Angul district, pointed out that, “Our tube wells and ponds have all begun to go dry and by mid-March we will not even have drinking water. Last year also we suffered the same fate.”
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CTL Project: JSPL allays pollution fears
The upcoming Rs 45,000-crore Coal-to- Liquid (CTL) project of Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) at Angul is environment friendly and will cause no pollution,
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54 mining leases operating under deemed extension
As many as 54 mining leases in Odisha are operating under deemed extension following the expiry of their leases. The expiry period of the leases ranges from five to 25 years. According to information given by minister for steel & mines Rajani Kant Singh in the state assembly, mine owners like Tata Steel, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), Essel Mining & Industries Ltd (EMIL), Mid East Integrated Steel Ltd, Ferro Alloys Corporation (FACOR), Rungta Sons and KJS Ahluwalia are operating their leases under deemed extension.
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Industry out of poll plot
The Tatas pulled out of Singur; the Salims of Indonesia out of Nandigram. What is still ticking is the Jindals
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Coal ministry to cancel 5 NTPC blocks
In a major setback to India
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Projects on paper, Munda in Germany to woo investment
Chief Minister Arjun Munda flew off to Germany on Saturday hunting for fresh investments in Jharkhand
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JPL profits not due to cheap coal: Jindal
New Delhi: Congress MP Naveen Jindal, who is chairman and MD of Jindal Steel & Power, on Sunday said JSPL’s subsidiary Jindal Power Limited (JPL) was highly profitable not due to allocation of cheap coal
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Shah panel seeks clarification from JSPL iron ore mines
Scrutinises mineral trade details of other three mines The Justice M B Shah Commission of enquiry on Thursday sought details on output and raising permission of Tensa iron ore mines belonging to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) in Koira mining circle during its first day of field trip. During mining lease record verification process, the commission members had found some mismatch between its actual raising area details and map shown on Google Earth.
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Jairam against mining in J’khand elephant reserve
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has opposed the Forest Advisory Committee recommendation to divert over 500 hectares of land in Saranda forest division of Jharkhand for iron ore mining.
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Orissa plant: Jindal sorts out matter with MoEF
THE cloud over Jindal Steel
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Shah panel asks JSPL, Sarada Mines to submit info by Nov 11
Sarada Mines has been found to sell its entire run of mine (ROM) produce to JSPL without any agreement The Shah Commission of enquiry, mandated to probe into allegations of large scale illegal mining, has asked Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) and Sarada Mines to submit relevant information on violation of Rule-37 of Mineral Concession Rules-1960 by November 11. The probe panel has sought information on whether environment clearance was available for conveyor belt of Sarada Mines' Thakurani iron ore mine lease, the quantum of ore despatched to JSPL's end-use plant at Raigharh and if ore extracted from the mine was put to any other use.
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Oppn hauls Naveen Jindal over the coals
New Delhi: Naveen Jindal, promoter of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), came under heavy artillery fire from the opposition for charging higher tariff for power he generates from the Raigarh plant
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Jindal Steel & Power’s Bolivian Ore Project on Shaky Ground
Bolivia encashes another $18-m bank guarantee from JSPL for not meeting contractual terms. Naveen Jindal-controlled Jindal Steel & Power’s ambitious Bolivian project to mine 20 billion tonnes of iron ore
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Coal block allocation: Jindal Photo under CBI scanner
Probing into coal block allocations between 2006 and 2009, the CBI is examining the case of Jindal Photo Limited. The company, which claims to be part of the B C Jindal group, was allocated coal block
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Government asks Coal India to cancel auction of three coal blocks
Following a huge blow from the Supreme Court, and a series of serious technical glitches, the government has quietly asked Coal India to cancel the auction of three coal blocks that were put under the
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IMG calls for cancellation of yet another coal block
New Delhi The inter-ministerial group (IMG) on Tuesday recommended the cancellation of one more coal block, Macherkunda, and deduction of bank guarantees in case of another two — Jitpur and Chitarpur — for delay in development work. The Macherkunda block belongs to Bihar Sponge Iron while Jitpur and Chitarpur are allocated to Jindal Steel and Power and Corporate Ispat. The Centre has revoked allocation of three more coal blocks – New Patrapara coal block of Bhushan Steel, Rawanwara North of SKS Ispat and Power and Gourangdih ABC, which is jointly allocated to Himachal EMTA Power and JSW Steel – taking the total number of cancelled blocks to seven.
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Assess forest clearance feasibility to 10mines: Coalmin to MoEF
Coal secretary also said that since the IMG on coal blocks will be required to assess the situation with regard to grant of FC within a reasonable time period, it is considered necessary to co-opt a representative of MoEF on the panel The coal ministry has asked the environment ministry to assess the feasibility of grant of forest clearances (stage II) with regard to 10 coal blocks allocated to companies like Hindalco, JSPL, Tata Steel and Essar Power and send its comments by this week.
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Notice to Jindal Steel's Orissa project
NEW DELHI: After the high-profile cases of Vedanta and Posco, yet another industrial project in Orissa has fallen foul of the Union Environment Ministry, but this time it's Jindal Steel and Power
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Jindal Power ignores coal min directive on merchant sale of power
New Delhi Jindal Power continues to sell electricity from its Tamnar power plant on a merchant basis, ignoring the coal ministry’s recent directive that stipulates that power plants running on captive coal must not quote a higher price for power supply in tariff bidding than those offered by generating stations based on fuel linkage from Coal India. JPL, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel and Power, has quoted a R5.27-a-unit price to supply power to APCDPCL, an Andhra Pradesh discom, from its Tamnar plant based on captive coal, compared with R4.29 and R4.4 a unit offered by KSK Mahanadi and Corporate Power plants running on coal supplied by CIL under long-term linkage, according to industry sources.