Coal: News

15 Dec 2022

Indonesia

Indonesian company becomes world's biggest stock with 1,600% gain

This year has been a tough one for companies around the world. Supply chain issues, a war in Ukraine, rising interest rates, and recession fears have brought many share prices down.

29 May 2022

India

Coal India to import fuel as power shortage looms large

State-run Coal India will import coal for utilities run by the government and private companies as the shortage of fuel raises concern about renewed power outages across the country, a power ministry letter reviewed by Reuters showed.

05 May 2022

Delhi

Delhi: Subsidized electricity to become optional from October 1

Delhi government on Thursday announced that subsidized electricity will be provided only to those who request it.

02 May 2022

Delhi

Power crisis: Home Minister Amit Shah holds high-level meeting

Amid a power crisis in India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reportedly convened a high-level meeting on Monday to review the situation.

30 Apr 2022

Delhi

'Less than a day's coal left,' warns Delhi government

Delhi is staring at a power crisis in the sweltering heat as the Aam Aadmi Party-led (AAP) government warned of disruptions in power supply to several crucial services on Friday.

Power crisis: Passenger trains canceled to make way for coal

Realizing the intensity of the looming power crisis due to the coal shortage in various thermal plants, Indian Railways has reportedly canceled some passenger trains for quicker transportation of coal.

29 Apr 2022

Delhi

Amid coal shortage, Delhi Metro, hospitals may face power disruptions

Several states are reeling under a power crisis due to a coal shortage.

25 Apr 2022

Coal India

Power crisis: Sufficient coal in India, says Coal Minister

Amid a looming power crisis in the country, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi recently said sufficient coal was available in India.

18 Jun 2020

Narendra Modi

Decades of lockdown ends: PM launches auction of coal mines

Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a two-stage electronic auction of coal blocks for commercial mining, saying this will make India self-reliant energy-wise, and help all sectors.

26 Feb 2018

India

Power plants face coal shortage, may affect energy supply

Power sector seems to be facing coal shortage again as 46 coal-fired power plants reported stocks that would last less than a week.