The Indian Captive Power Producers’ Association (ICPPA) alleged that independent power producers did not build up the required inventories which led to the supply crisis New Delhi : A captive power producers’ association has urged the government for 100 per cent normalisation of coal supply to captive power producers while blaming independent power generators for […]
Petition For seeking approval of Guidelines/Mechanism for procurement of coal from alternate sources under the PPA – EQ Mag Pro
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Substantial Increase in Coal Production from Captive Mines – EQ Mag Pro
Production Likely to Touch 120 Million Ton Next Fiscal. Coal production from captive mines during this year till November has already reached around 50 million ton and it is very likely to touch 85 MT during the current financial year ( 2021-22) which is significantly higher than last year achievement of 62 MT. In order […]
India’s Coal Transition: A Market Case for Decarbonization – EQ Mag Pro
Progress as the world has designed and defined it requires material production which, in turn, requires energy. Historically, therefore, fossil fuels like coal were key in economic growth across geographies. Today the developed economies stand on the edifice of fossil fuels, carbon-intensive industries and lifestyles that have resulted in global warming. The same growth path […]
Vietnam Spurns Coal as Southeast Asia Aims to Kick Dirty Habit – EQ Mag Pro
Vietnam made a surprise commitment at the COP26 climate summit to stop building new coal power plants, as Southeast Asian nations once seen as growth markets for the fuel start to turn their backs on it. Vietnam was a full signatory to a U.K.-backed pledge at the conference calling for countries to stop permitting and […]
Cop26: Coal in the crosshairs as climate summit stirs clean energy pledges – EQ Mag Pro
Plans announced at UN summit bring Paris accord goals into range, IEA chief says. Indonesia, Poland, Vietnam and other nations have pledged to phase out their use of coal-fired power and to stop building plants, a move that Cop26 climate summit host Britain described as putting the end of the fuel “in sight”. Underpinned by […]
Coal will continue to feed growing energy need of India for next five decades: Experts – EQ Mag Pro
According to former Coal India chairman Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya, coal will have to stay and initially will have to actually increase in quantity and not in share… Read More… Source : PTI
Expensive coal will pave the way for more sustainable technologies: Honeywell UOP CEO – EQ Mag Pro
The Honeywell UOP CEO and President said while the current coal crisis hasn’t affected Honeywell’s business directly, it has had some trickle down effect. The global coal crisis provides an opportunity for petroleum refining and gas processing companies like Honeywell UOP (Universal Oil Products) to develop sustainably. After the economic activity rebounding post the second […]
Coal, Railway, Power Ministers Discuss Coal Supply Situation at Power Plants
Coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday discussed ways to improve coal stocks at thermal power plants with railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and power minister R K Singh. The meeting comes against the backdrop of power plants grappling with coal shortages. “Held virtual meeting with Ministers @AshwiniVaishnaw ji & @RajKSinghIndia ji, along with officers of @CoalMinistry, […]
Returning to coal amid energy crunch would be climate ‘tragedy’ -EU
The collective industrial recovery this year following the coronavirus pandemic crisis has led to a surge in demand and prices for energy everywhere. The European Union’s head of climate change policy said that returning to using dirty energy from coal during the current energy crunch is “not a smart move” and markets should seize the […]