Power Minister RK Singh will hold a meeting on August 22 to review the availability of coal for thermal power plants, especially in view of the ongoing monsoon season, even as coal ministry has said that 77 million tonnes of dry fuel is currently available, which is more than sufficient to meet the requirement of power sector, highly placed sources …
HYDERABAD: The BJP demanded an explanation from the Telangana government on how Singareni Collieries Company Limited gave away three very productive open cast coal mines – at Bhupalapalli, Srirampur and Manuguru – to private contractors on lease. “On the other hand, it is the SCCL, under instructions from the state government, which has handed over its mines to private parties,” …
Amid concerns of a persisting supply crunch of coal in the country, Union Minister for Coal, Pralhad Joshi on Monday told the Parliament that there is no shortage of coal in the country. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, he cited data from the Central Electricity Authority and said the coal stock at power plants in …
