Despite production disruptions during the monsoon season, coal stock availability at thermal power plants across the country has shown marked improvement, Indian Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi has said. In reply to Parliament, the Minister said that coal …
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India’s protracted efforts to set up a domestic natural gas hub are expected to come to fruition in March 2020, when a national gas trading exchange is expected to become operational. The Indian Energy Exchange – the nationwide automated platform for p…
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India’s State-run Uranium Corporation India Limited (UCIL) will develop the country’s largest uranium deposit, entailing an investment of about $845-million and forecast to yield 6 000 t/d of the element.
The deposit at Kanampalli, in the southern Ind…
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Indian miner NMDC’s iron-ore assets at Dantewada in the central state of Chhattisgarh came under attack from ultra-left-wing extremists on Sunday. According to reports available from the district, the ultra-left extremists, popularly known as naxalites…
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The Indian government has cracked the whip on State-miner Coal India Limited (CIL), directing it to either step up exploration for and production of coal at blocks allotted to it, or see the assets put up for auction. Having liberalised coal mining and…
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India’s State-run NLC Limited (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited) has tied up with Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) to undertake greenfield exploration of lignite blocks in southern states, the predominant operational hinterlan…
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India’s Coal Ministry is likely to adopt revenue sharing contracts for next month’s commercial mining coal block auction.
The Ministry is expected to announce auction rules soon incorporating revenue sharing model contracts for successful bidders, wit…
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India’s Coal Ministry is likely to adopt revenue sharing contracts for next month’s commercial mining coal block auction.
The Ministry is expected to announce auction rules soon incorporating revenue sharing model contracts for successful bidders, wit…
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The Indian energy market is showing dichotomous trends with falling industrial output in line with lower demand for oil and natural gas, but import dependency on imported fossil fuels rising at the same time. Government data shows that Indian oil and n…
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The Indian government has started work on implementing a free pricing regime for domestically produced natural gas, which could be freely traded at exchanges.
The move is in line with recommendations of government policy advisory body, the National In…
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