Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sridhar Samal Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 06/03/2024. The matter related to pollution caused by Talcher Coalfield under Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in the course of its operation. It was said that on a daily …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Saturday gave a proposal to Coal India Limited subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) for setting up a coal washery and a coal reject-based power plant. The proposal came against the backdrop of the Government facing problems in getting good quality thermal-grade coal for its power …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has requested the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to grant interim coal linkage to the Orissa Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) which is in the process of adding capacity to the existing thermal power station at Banharpalii in Jharsuguda district. The State-run OPGC having two units of 210-MW …
The recent Presidential directive that makes it mandatory for Coal India Ltd to enter into fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with new power plants seems all set to address their concerns. But it is doubtful whether any available stocks will be given to the old power plants, particularly in the public …
The recent Presidential directive that makes it mandatory for Coal India Ltd to enter into fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with new power plants seems all set to address their concerns. But it is doubtful whether any available stocks will be given to the old power plants, particularly in the public …
Coal ministry feels selloff proceeds will go to the cash-rich coal giant and not in govt coffers. The coal ministry is not in favour of divesting 10% stake in Coal India’s subsidiaries, as proposed by the divestment department, as it will only infuse more funds into the cash-rich coal giant, …
Bhubaneswar: The ongoing power crisis in Odisha on Wednesday took the centre-stage in the State Assembly with the Opposition members accusing the state government for doing nothing for the last 12 year to generate power to meet the growing needs of Odisha. Participating in the discussion on the admissibility of …
TALCHER: The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, the coal supplier to Nalco, has refuted the charges of the Navratna company that its profit nosedived in the second quarter due to less and poor quality of coal. Speaking to mediapersons here on Tuesday, MCL Director (Finance) Kulamani Biswal rejected the charges. He said, …
Bhubaneswar: With many power producers including Nalco facing coal crisis, the Odisha government on Monday asked Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), to submit periodic reports to it on the volume of coal being supplied to different units within the state. The state government's instruction …
TALCHER: A slide in production at the Talcher Coalfield has lead to coal crisis at the power stations. Until recently, the coalfield that accounts for around 60 per cent of the coal produced by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), was growing at around 10 per cent since its inception in 1992. …
The environment ministry has told a Group of Ministers (GoM) that the coal ministry’s argument of a possible production shortfall of 39 million tonne is untenable as it has lifted the moratorium from five out of seven coalfields. In a presentation prepared for the GoM — set up to suggest …
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), an arm of Coal India Ltd (CIL), plans to set up a 1,600-Mw power plant in Orissa with an investment of Rs 9,000 crore. The pithead plant would be fed by the company’s stranded coal asset near the Ib valley in Jharsuguda, Vasundhara, said a person …
Bhubaneswar: Dengue has claimed two lives and affected 29 others in the state, official sources said on Sunday. While Bunesh Samant (34) of Nuahata village died at a private hospital here, Narahari Pradhan (32) of Langarakata died at Talcher on Saturday, the sources said. Both the victims were working in …
The Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL) achieved a record generation of 622.71 lakh units of electricity in single day on February 11 and surpassed its own record. While stating this Sanjeev Kaushal, MD of HPGCL said that this was a land mark achievement as the state power utility had first …
Here is another piece of evidence of the Prime Minister’s concern over environmental regulations impeding his emergency coal production plan. The Prime Minister’s Office has cleared a Coal India (CIL) proposal to augment production from two of its existing fields, despite the fact that a group of ministers (GoM) headed …
Minister of coal Feb. 10: Minister of coal Sriprakash Jaiswal has scored a major victory over environment minister Jairam Ramesh by forcing him to agree to allow mining in the heavily forested
COAL India has lowered its production targets downwards for the current and the next fiscal years as a pollution norm has hit output from almost all its mines. Targets have been cut by 20 million tonnes in the current fiscal and by almost 40 million tonnes during 2011-12. The state-run …
TALCHER: Coal supply to NTPC-owned Talcher Super Thermal Power plant (TSTPP) from Lingaraj coal mine came to a halt today following agitation by villagers. Hundreds of Balugana villagers led by local sarpanch Rangadhar Nahak stopped all activities, including transport, in the mine. They also laid siege to the offices of …
THE Union coal ministry is poised to clear a 5.5 million tonne annual coal linkage for the near 5,000-crore super-thermal venture being put up by RPG flagship CESC in Orissa. A final decision on the coal linkage is slated to come through next week at a meeting of the coal …
