coal demand

Synopsis: In India, energy transition away from coal is not happening during the foreseeable future and demand for coal is expected to see an increase of 63 percent by 2030, said Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi in the Rajya Sabha

Synopsis: Coal India Limited (CIL) has met 98.5 percent of the projected coal demand of 536 Million Tonnes (MT) projected by the Ministry of Power and Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for the power sector

Synopsis: In the backdrop of regulated coal supplies to the non-power sector, Union Minister for Coal Pralhad Joshi has said on Wednesday that the demand for coal is higher than the current level of domestic supply and the gap between supply and demand cannot be bridged completely

While refraining from pinning the blame on any side, the govt has for the first time hinted what could have caused the grim coal crisis between September and October this year