India coal news
Update: illegal mining continues in Meghalaya despite dire consequences highlighted by recently trapped miners
Following the entrapment of 15 mine workers in a ‘rat hole’ coal mine in Meghalaya (India), the Supreme Court has found that such illegal operations are continuing in the region.
ECT issues India project update
Environmental Clean Technologies Limited looks forward to providing further updates on progress by NMDC to finalise approval and subsequent signing of the RCA, and requests the current trading halt be lifted.
Meghalaya rescue: Navy sends down 5 more remotely operated vehicles
Yesterday the Indian Navy sent five more unmanned remotely operated vehicles down nearby mines in Maghalaya to the one where 15 miners have been trapped for almost a month to ascertain visibility at the bottom of the shaft.
Meghalaya: another illegal mine collapse causes two fatalities
Two bodies have been recovered from another illegal coal mine in the Meghalaya region of India.
Meghalaya mine rescue operations, a question of “life and death”
Immediate steps have been sought to ensure the rescue of fifteen miners who have remained trapped down the Meghalaya coal mine since 13 December.
BEST to extend power purchase agreement with Tata Power for next five years
MERC has allowed BEST to extend its existing PPA with Tata Power for 676.69 MW for a period of five years, from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024.
Global coal demand set to remain stable through 2023, says IEA
Headwinds in Europe and the US will be offset by growth in India and Southeast Asia.
New report on India’s thermal capacity added to ResearchAndMarkets offering
The new report explores how much thermal coal capacity India requires to cater to its base load.
SAIL supplied over half of the steel for construction of world’s tallest statue
Out of the 24 000 metric t of steel required for the construction of the ‘The Statue of Unity’ in India, the Steel Authority of India supplied approximately 12 000 metric t.
GE Power to supply wet FGD technology for four NTPC coal plants
With these new contracts, GE’s technology for SO2 emission control will help NTPC remove over 0.5 million tpy of SO2 and meet India’s latest thermal power plant emission norms for SO2.