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Record beckons for Coal India, FY22 production may exceed 620 mn tonnes

Coal India Ltd is set to post its highest-ever production during the 2021-22 fiscal, topping the 620-million-tonne mark and bucking two years of a declining streak of annual output, official said.

CIL allays supply shortfall fears, says making efforts to meet coal demand

Allaying fears of coal supply shortage, state-owned Coal India on Monday said it is concentrating its efforts to meet the projected demand of the power sector on priority basis.

Coal buyers in India are paying 300% premiums to secure fuel

Indian coal prices have surged in auctions held by the country's state-run miner, with domestic buyers rushing to secure supplies as global disruptions push up the cost of imported fuels

Coal India will not have luxury to retain loss-making mines: Official

Mining behemoth Coal India will not have luxury to retain its loss-making mines with its aim to remain competitive in the wake of privatisation of coal blocks, a senior government official said

Coal India output rises 4% to 64 MT in February

State-owned CIL produced 64.3 million tonnes of coal in February, registering a growth of nearly 4 per cent compared to the year-ago period. Coal India Ltd (CIL) had produced 61.9 MT of coal in the corresponding month of previous fiscal. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said that stepping up its output tempo, it produced 64.3 MT of coal in February. On a month-on-month basis, CIL's average production increased to 2.3 MT per day in February. So, despite being three days lesser than January, the sequential production in February was at par with the previous month. CIL's all out efforts are focused on ending FY'22 in the realm of 630 MT, according to the statement. CIL's production at 542.4 MT during April-February period of FY'22 was a historic high for this period. Coal output surged ahead 27.3 MT in absolute terms on a year-on- year comparison. "The company expects to post the highest ever production by the closure of FY'22, going past the previous high of 607 MT recorded in

Coal India considers private sector to run discontinued mines

India is considering partnering with private companies to operate mines which have been previously shut or production discontinued by state-run Coal India Ltd

Multiple tailwinds emerge for Coal India after a strong Q3 despite hurdles

Increase in production, higher prices, better margins and high dividend yield are key positives

Coal India warns it may need to cut output without a price hike

The world's largest coal producer is facing cost pressures from a looming rise in salaries and on higher prices of diesel used to power mine equipment.

Sensex sprints 1,736 pts, Nifty tops 17,350 amid Russia-Ukraine peace hope

Some troops in Russia's military districts adjacent to Ukraine are returning to their bases after completing drills, Russia's defence ministry was quoted as saying

Ukraine-Russia tensions send indices in tailspin; Sensex cracks 1,747 pts

The NSE Nifty50, on the other hand, breached below the 16,850-mark to end 532 points, or 3.06 per cent, lower at 16,843. This was the indices biggest intra-day fall since November 26, 2021

Coal India's total dividend payout this year likely to be higher than FY'21

The total dividend payout by Coal India during the current fiscal is likely to be higher than the FY21 as the miner is expected to post healthy revenue and growth in profit, sources said

Coal India plans to bulk export output to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan

The state-run company plans to export to Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

India must step up coal imports to avoid a repeat of last year's crisis

Unreliable domestic dispatches prompt customers to either pay more for imports or stop operations

Coal India CMD gets additional charge of finance portfolio

The ministry of coal has entrusted the additional charge of director (finance) to Pramod Agrawal for six months

Coal ministry readies host of reforms for the next five years

The ministry plans to float a note for the Union Cabinet's approval by February and kick-start the new auction process by the middle of next year

CIL to raise coal stock at thermal plants to 45 mn tonnes by fiscal-end

Coal India Ltd (CIL) is aiming for the highest-ever closing stock at power plants, the PSU said

Captive power plants request government to normalise coal supply

On an average, captive power plant-based industries are getting less than 50 per cent of the coal against secured linkages and Coal India Ltd (CIL) auctions

Coal India auction to non-power sector increases sharply: Report

Coal India had temporarily paused auctions of coal to non-power customers and reduced contracted supplies in October

Coal India to infuse Rs 19,650 cr to strengthen rail infrastructure

The move will increase coal evacuation capacity of the PSU through rail mode by an additional 330 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by FY2023-24 when the production is expected to scale up significantly

Sensex ends off day's high, up 154pts, Nifty 28pts; RIL, IT stocks gain

The broader indices lagged in trade on Monday. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with losses of 0.9 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively