The stock was down 4% to Rs 265, extending its previous day's 4% decline on the BSE after the company's OFS of its equity shares began at price of Rs 266 per share today.
Sebi norms stipulate that the govt may hold a maximum of 75% in any public sector undertaking and had set an earlier deadline for Coal India which expired in August this year
The shares will be sold at a floor price of Rs 266 apiece, and the sale will be conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, the company said in a filing
The new FSA tenure would be applicable from the fourth tranche of the auction of coking coal linkages for the steel sector to be held shortly
Power industry body ICPPA has requested the PMO to take steps to address the issue of coal availability
The normative coal stock at power units - which used to be for 20-25 days - is down by half to 10-12 days
In the proposed JV, both Coal India and NLC will have an equal stake and the total investment is estimated to be around Rs. 120 billion
The payment for CIL employees will be made on or before October 12, 2018
Not surprisingly, coal supplied through e-auction is seeing a rise in premiums
The country's coal giant plans to set up an office in Brisbane this year and the pact will mark its second foray into foreign shores, the first being in Mozambique way back in 2009
The officers have been protesting over remuneration, pay parity, and promotions, besides other issues
The CMOAI is spearheading the agitation and has threatened Coal India of strikes and other industrial unrest if a speedy resolution to their key demands is not reso
During the recent past, power generation has increased by leaps and bounds and to keep pace with, Coal India also increased production
Coal India subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has decided to double the 53.1 km Jharsuguda-Sardega rail link to scale up coal handling. "MCL has already invested Rs 11.25 billion on the railway line. We are going to have a second line wherein total project investment will go up to Rs 25 billion. After commissioning of the second line, the handling capacity will be ramped up to 40 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) from 13 mtpa", said Jaswinder Pal Singh, director (technical & operations), MCL.Singh said, MCL produced 143 million tonnes (mt) of coal in last fiscal. In FY19, the coal miner aims at an output of 162.5 mt with 163 mt of coal despatches. "No power plant will starve for want of coal", Singh said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the Jharsuguda-Sardega line during his Odisha visit on September 22 and dedicate to the nation the Garjanbahal open cast project (OCP) of MCL.The Garjanbahal OCP in Sundargarh district is endowed with 230 mt of coal reserves. ..
Keeping the coal shortage in mind, CIL has decided to first cater to the domestic power, steel, cement, and ancillary sectors
Firms in the US, Germany, and Australia have bagged crucial exploration and feasibility contracts from Bangladesh
As outlook on realisations improves, delay in govt's stake sale plan may also help
One billion tonnes-a-year target likely to be pushed back to 2025
The stock was up 3% at Rs 292, trading at its highest level since June 11, 2018 on the BSE.
The government had earlier set a target of 1 billion tonnes coal output by FY'2019-20