Coal Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …

Decommissioning of coal-based plants in India and its ramifications

The power sector being the largest emitter of CO2 has a key role to play if India wants to achieve its target of going net-zero by 2070. This will mean that we would need to move away from coal-based generation and adopt renewable power instead, mainly wind and solar. Of …

Financing coal phase-out: public development banks’ role in the early retirement of coal plants

Limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5°C requires stopping the construction of new coal power plants, and that many existing plants must retire early before the end of their technical lifetimes. This presents a major challenge as coal supplied more than one-third of global electricity generation in 2023. Several barriers …

Livelihood opportunities for a just transition in Jharkhand

This study is a perception survey among 6,000 respondents covering 4,000 organised workers in the supply side (mining) and thermal power plants, and 2,000 unorganised workers in 5 districts of Jharkhand, as well as 26 policy and sectoral experts working at the national and state level. It aims to capture …

Report filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on steps to control dust pollution due to loading and unloading of trucks going to Khadia …

Measures are being taken to control the air pollution due to the loading and unloading of coal by vehicles plying on the Hal road of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) Khadia project at Shakti Nagar, Sonbhadra. This is adjacent to the rehabilitated village of Chilkadand in violation of environmental norms, creating …

Coal 2022: analysis and forecast to 2025

Global coal use is set to rise by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tonnes in a single year for the first time and eclipsing the previous record set in 2013, according to this report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Coal sits in the centre of climate and energy …

Coal phase-out and just transitions: lessons learned from Europe

Countries that are now planning a just transition away from coal can learn from experiences of historic and ongoing coal transitions in Europe. This report examines the impact of coal transitions on the workers, communities, and corporations in several European countries and explores the processes, policies, and programmes implemented to …

Technology roadmap for coal sector

Technology Roadmap for Coal Sector is a document prepared based on the information available on public domain and inputs provided by various stakeholders. It is a document for coal companies for information purpose to adopt new technologies in time bound manner. In addition to Technology Roadmap, the quantification of benefits …

India coal stockpiles at record high at close of financial year 2020-2021

India has stockpiled a record 132 million tonnes of coal – enough to run India’s power plants for two months – greatly exceeding the average of the previous five years, finds a new briefing note by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The note by analyst and …

Coal directory of India 2019-20

Coal Controller's Organization has been carrying out the task of collection, compilation and dissemination of data related to the Coal and Lignite sector through its publication "The Coal Directory of India". This publication provides Coal and Lignite statistics spreading over eleven sections covering a brief history of the coal sector …

Provisional Coal Statistics 2019-20

Provisional Coal Statistics 2019-20 is the latest Statistical Report on Coal in India based on the data received from various Indian coal companies. As the data provided are based on pre -audited reports of the companies for the year 2019-20, the coal statistics has been termed as provisional. However, to …

Coal 2020: Analysis and forecast to 2025

Coal 2020 highlights recent global and regional trends in coal demand, supply and trade, and an outlook to 2025. The extraordinary circumstances in 2020 impacted coal markets and lend uncertainty to how they will be tailored in a post-Covid-19 economic recovery. Therefore, Coal 2020 spotlights developments in 2020 and expected …

Understanding the role of subsidies in South Africa’s coal-based liquid fuel sector

This policy brief analyzes the coal-to-liquid (CTL) fuel sector in South Africa, exploring the role of subsidies in driving the consumption of coal-derived fuels. It focuses on the various support measures that have and continue to benefit the CTL industry. The CTL industry is monopolized by Sasol, a company minority-owned …

Coal directory of India 2018-19

Coal directory of India provides coal and lignite statistics spreading over eleven sectlons covering some general economy data, brief history of coal sector in India, present status, reserve, production, dispatches, pit head closing stock, price, export and import, trends of coal consumption in power, steel and cement production, captive coal …

Can the Indonesian Coal Industry Survive COVID-19?

While attention has been focused on the hefty downswings in the oil price caused by the collapse of demand from COVID-19 lockdowns, the coal price has been not insulated. Starting from US$70/tonne in January, the Newcastle benchmark price (6,300 kcl) has retreated to US$58.33/tonne. Such a rapid fall in prices …

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Climate Change on Coal Industry, 27/11/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Climate Change on Coal Industry, 27/11/2019. The Government has not conducted any study/survey on the effect of climate change agreements on coal industry in India. The sectorial emissions are studied and covered in the Biennial Updated Report (BUR) prepared by Government of …

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Climate Change on Coal Industry, 27/11/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Climate Change on Coal Industry, 27/11/2019. The Government has not conducted any study/survey on the effect of climate change agreements on coal industry in India. The sectorial emissions are studied and covered in the Biennial Updated Report (BUR) prepared by Government of …

Out of step: China is driving the continued growth of the global coal fleet

India retired roughly 7.4 gigawatts (GW) and added 82.3 GW of coal power plants in one and a half years, while China retired 39.4 GW and added 290 GW worth of coal power plants in this period, a report said. A Global Energy Monitor report from January 2018 to June …

Provisional Coal Statistics 2018-19

This Provisional Coal Statistics 2018-19 incorporates provisional information regarding coal, coal products and lignite of the preceding financial year along with past few years on Reserve, Production, Despatch, Pit-head Closing Stock, Import & Export of coal etc. It also contains information regarding captive blocks.

Provisional Coal Statistics 2018-19

This Provisional Coal Statistics 2018-19 incorporates provisional information regarding coal, coal products and lignite of the preceding financial year along with past few years on Reserve, Production, Despatch, Pit-head Closing Stock, Import & Export of coal etc. It also contains information regarding captive blocks.

Apocoalypse now

In this note, explain the financial implications of recent changes to EU coal power economics. In doing so, argue EU policymakers and investors need to prepare for no hard coal or lignite generation by 2030. Data-driven solutions are offered to ensure an orderly and just transition.

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