Domestic Energy Output

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  Moody's Says India Aims To Ramp Up Coal Output To Cut Imports

  Large coal-importing nations, including India, will look to ramp up output of domestic coal to lessen dependence on import, says Moody's

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  Coal Production Rose To 34 Million Tonnes Till May 15

  Domestic coal production went up to 33.94 million tonnes in the first half of May, a growth of 36.23 per centover last year

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  As Power Crisis Looms, Government Favours Passing Generation Cost On Customers

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

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  Domestic Crude Oil Output Slid In August 2021, Gas Production Rose

  Domestic oil production fell in August 2021, as it came down by 2.2 per cent compared to the output recorded in the corresponding period of last year

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  Coal India Sales Sink Over 25% On Demand Slump Amid COVID-19

  More than three quarters of the electricity generated in the country is coal-fired, and Coal India accounts for more than four fifths of India's domestic production.

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  Sensex Records Biggest Single-Day Gain In Two Years: 10 Points

  The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark index Sensex surged 610 points to close at 33,917 on Monday while the NSE Nifty settled 194 points higher at 10,421, ahead of retail inflation and factory output data scheduled to be released later in the day. Banking, auto, metal, energy, FMCG and IT stocks finished the day with gains of around 1-2 per cent. Gai...

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  Coal Output Clocks Highest Growth in Over Two Decades

  Coal India (CIL) accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal production.

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  Government Says Coal to Remain Key Energy Source

  Coal will continue to be the primary source of energy in India till the time there is a viable environment-friendly alternative, a top official said while pitching for mining domestic coal instead of depending on imported fossil fuel.

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  India's Oil Imports Seen Rising Despite Plans to Up Domestic Output

  India's reliance on foreign oil will jump from 80 per cent to 90 per cent by 2040 and it would lead global energy demand growth, the International Energy Agency said in a report on the world's third largest energy consumer released in New Delhi on Friday.

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  India's Coal Boom Halts Import Growth

  The thermal coal industry's hopes of Indian demand growth helping absorb global oversupply are being dashed by a jump in domestic production from the world's second largest importer.

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  Give Up Gas Subsidy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Urges Those Who Can Afford It

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appealed to the well off people to give up subsidised cooking gas, and expressed his government's resolve to reduce dependence on energy imports by 10 per cent by 2022.

• Coal Minister Says 1 Billion Tonnes Output Target by 2019 'Doable'

  Aiming to make India self-sufficient in coal, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that the target of doubling domestic production from the current 490 million tonnes level was "possible".

• Budget 2014: Jaitley Says Strict Mechanism Being Put in Place to Control Coal Quality

  Adequate coal will be provided to power plants as extensive measures to augment domestic output and a strict mechanism to control the fuel quality are being put in place to end the impasse in the sector, the government has said.

• India to become a net importer of natural gas in two years

  With domestic output stagnating, India will become a net importer of natural gas in next two years with expensive LNG meeting rising energy demand of the growing economy.