Affidavit filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of News item titled "Siliguri protests dumping of Sikkim waste, raises health and environmental concerns" appearing in the Telegraph dated November 12, 2024. The matter related to unauthorized dumping of waste at a vacant plot in Farabari near …
The State is likely to get some relief from the power crisis in the coming days with the Centre reportedly asking the Coal India and Singareni Collieries Company managements to ensure supply of coal for generating 350 MW power to the fuel-starved thermal generation stations at Simhadri and Ramagundam. Though …
Two years ago, Orissa was a power-surplus state with Energy department officials boasting that they could in fact sell power to other states. Not any longer. A pioneer in power sector reforms, Orissa was the first state to privatise its power distribution network. But thanks to zero investment by private …
The Maharashtra government has sought the Centre’s intervention to get adequate coal supply from Coal India subsidiaries and Singareni Collieries. What state-run Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) gets since November last year is 18 to 20 rakes a day — as against the daily domestic coal requirement of 24 …
Andhra Pradesh is on the verge of a near-complete power blackout. The thermal power stations are reeling under a severe shortage of coal supply and hydel power generation is yet to pick up due to poor rainfall. To make matters worse, workers at the Singareni Collieries Company Limited are set …
State-owned Singareni Collieries Co Ltd has achieved financial closure for its proposed Rs 6,000-crore thermal power plant project coming up in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh, marking a significant step in the coal miner's foray into power. Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has agreed to provide the total debt component of …
Hyderabad, Sept. 6: Singareni Collieries, the state-owned coal mining company, is battling for survival with most of its existing mines running out of coal and the environment ministry keeping clearances for new mines on hold. Mines at Pinapaka, Gundala, Lingala, Bandala, Kuchinapalli and Mama-kannu are facing environmental issues. It is …
April 29: On a host of pending issues, Bhupalpally based-Singareni Colliers Employees Union (SCEU), along with Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) and five other small unions have announced a three-day strike in first week of May. The proposed strike from May 5 to 7, for which notice has already been issued …
Hyderabad, April 25: The fast depleting reserves of coal in the state have become a matter of worry for the industry. Recent reports indicate that coal reserves in the state will only last for another 20-30 years. Studies by the Geological Survey of India attribute as much as 16,997 million …
April 1: The century-old Singareni collieries decided to offer six of its coal mines to private developers at a cost plus basis. Javaharkhani Opencast, Kothagudem Opencast in Khammam district, Chennur-1 and 2 and Ramakrishnapur Shaft block in Adilabad district and Kakatiya Longwall in Warangal district have been identified for private …
Adilabad, Feb.14: The Union minister for forest and environment, Mr Jairam Ramesh, said that he will ensure permission for the Singareni Collieries Company Limited to establish another 600 MW thermal power project in second phase if the management completes the first 600 MW project in the first phase by July …
ADILABAD, Feb. 14: Union minister for forests and environment, Jairam Ramesh, said that he would ensure permission to Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) for establishing the proposed 600 megawatt (mw) thermal power project under the second phase on condition that the Singareni management completes the first 600 mw thermal power …
Hyderabad, Oct. 18: The state government has given administrative sanction for the Rs 2,700-crore 600-MW thermal power project to be developed by Singareni Collieries (SCCL), a state-owned undertaking. This is the first time that the SCCL is developing its own power plant. Earlier, it had entered into a memorandum of …
June 28: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decided to tear up the ground in a process called open cast mining, to meet the voracious demand for coal. The decision could render 20,000 people homeless and affect 200 villages. The mines will also affect an estimated 3,000 hectares of forests. …
For progressive improvement in the economic growth of a developing country like India, sustainable energy supply is of paramount significance. Coal, being a relatively cheap and abundant energy resource in contrast to a very low hydrocarbon resource potential in India, remains the focus of attention of the energy planners ever …
