CIL to set 15 new coal washeries to boost washed coal supply
The Dollar Business Bureau In order to increase the supply of washed coal, Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries will set up 15 new coal washeries, of which 9 are for beneficiation of non-coking coal. “15 new coal washeries would be set by CIL and its subsidiaries, out of which 9 are for beneficiation of non-coking coal with an aggregate capacity of 94 Mty (75.5 Mty in 1st phase) to increase the washed coal supply, said Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for the Ministry of Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, in a written response to the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The subsidiaries include Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha, Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) in Jharkhand, and South Eastern ...
Coal India devises plans to achieve 1 billion tonnes target by 2020
The Dollar Business Bureau With India’s coal demand projection for 2019-20 standing at around 1,200 million tonne (MT), the Coal India Limited (CIL) is aiming at 1 billion tonne (BT) production mark for the similar period. CIL, a major public sector unit, has unveiled its roadmap of strategies to attain the said coal production target. While the projected coal demand of the country is expected to grow at the rate of 7%, the CIL is expecting a total contribution of 908 million tonnes from the projects that have been identified so far, said a recent release. And, the process of projects’ identification to share the balance quantity, to top up the one BT mark, is also underway, the release ...
