Domestic Coal Use

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued directions to ban the use of coal in industrial, domestic and other miscellaneous applications in the entire Delhi-NCR region from January 1, 2023.

The Power Ministry on Sunday directed the Central Electricity Authority of India to determine the eligible quantity of domestic coal for the power plants using coal under Shakti B(viii) (a).

Power Ministry has favoured a proposal of passing on the cost of generating electricity using high-priced imported coal, to consumers

Government on Tuesday allowed power producers to expedite imports of coal to use for up to 10 per cent of blends with the domestic grade

The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to allow flexibility in use of domestic coal for reducing the cost of power generation.

Government is talking to South Africa to buy coal mines there to feed its expanding steel industry, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said, adding that New Delhi also hopes to stop imports of coal used to generate power in three years as domestic output jumps.

Thermal coal is used in power generation and with the world's largest miner Coal India, which accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic requirement consistently failing to meet its target as well as demand of the firms, the power plants resort to imports.

An ordinance or executive order that allows commercial mining for domestic companies will lead to investments and surplus in the coal sector and state governments can start using the enabling provision in it after the first round of coal mine auctions, likely to be completed in three or four months, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told NDTV today.

The Coal India board said it would use a mix of 65 per cent domestic and 15 per cent imported coal for the supply.

Ajay Singh, director of SpiceJet, says a 10 per cent service tax imposed on domestic air travel in the Budget would mean an increase in air ticket prices by about Rs 350-400 given that the average economy fair is between Rs 3500-4000.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued directions to ban the use of coal in industrial, domestic and other miscellaneous applications in the entire Delhi-NCR region from January 1, 2023.

The Power Ministry on Sunday directed the Central Electricity Authority of India to determine the eligible quantity of domestic coal for the power plants using coal under Shakti B(viii) (a).

Power Ministry has favoured a proposal of passing on the cost of generating electricity using high-priced imported coal, to consumers

Government on Tuesday allowed power producers to expedite imports of coal to use for up to 10 per cent of blends with the domestic grade

The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to allow flexibility in use of domestic coal for reducing the cost of power generation.

Government is talking to South Africa to buy coal mines there to feed its expanding steel industry, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said, adding that New Delhi also hopes to stop imports of coal used to generate power in three years as domestic output jumps.

Thermal coal is used in power generation and with the world's largest miner Coal India, which accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic requirement consistently failing to meet its target as well as demand of the firms, the power plants resort to imports.

An ordinance or executive order that allows commercial mining for domestic companies will lead to investments and surplus in the coal sector and state governments can start using the enabling provision in it after the first round of coal mine auctions, likely to be completed in three or four months, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told NDTV today.

The Coal India board said it would use a mix of 65 per cent domestic and 15 per cent imported coal for the supply.

Ajay Singh, director of SpiceJet, says a 10 per cent service tax imposed on domestic air travel in the Budget would mean an increase in air ticket prices by about Rs 350-400 given that the average economy fair is between Rs 3500-4000.