The lights are dimming in thermal power plants across the country. Lack of coal supply, accentuated by problems of low-grade coal and transport issues, is beginning to bite.

Coal shortage begins to bite

 

After a year of nil growth in production, Coal India, world’s largest miner of coal, might repeat the feat in 2011-12 though the management is still hopeful of meeting its rather modest target of just 5% growth.

Monsoon sinks Coal India output hopes

 

KOLKATA: In its bid to make the Darjeeling cuppa less expensive, the government, along with the Tea Board of India, is trying to make use of renewable energy in the gardens of Darjeeling. Almost 20 gardens have showed interest and submitted their respective detailed project reports to the ministry of renewable energy (MNRE).

Hydel power for affordable tea?

 

New York, Sept 20 (Calcutta Tube / IBNS) The top United Nations climate change official Monday urged governments to carry through their commitments to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies to address climate change, stressing that the forthcoming conference in the South African city of Durban will be an opportunity to take significant steps towards that goal.

UN urges govt to commit to low carbon economies

 

Bhubaneswar, Sept 19 (PTI) The Orissa government today asked the authorities of Mahanadi Coalfiels Limited (MCL) to immediately meet the coal requirement of NTPC”s Talcher Thermal Power Station, official sources said.

Coal output down 2.5 pc at 192 MT in Apr-Aug“11

The much-hyped acquisition of Hancock coal projects could leave a bitter aftertaste for shareholders of GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd.
The company holds only 10% stake in the projects, while the rest is held by GVK Coal Developers (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of GVK Natural Resources Pte Ltd, which is owned by the promoters of GVK Power.

For GVK Power investors, Hancock’s a raw deal

 

SYDNEY: Energy-hungry India and China have snapped up almost all of Australia’s next big coal field, the northern Galilee basin, three years before production even begins, a report said Tuesday.

China, India buy up Australian coal field

 

New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI) The country”s coal production declined by about 2.5 per cent to 192 million tonnes (MT) in the first five months of this fiscal over the year-ago period, mainly on account of less output by Coal India.

Coal output down 2.5 pc at 192 MT in Apr-Aug”11

 

Manali (HP): More than 25 Everesters from across Himachal Pradesh met today to discuss the impact of global warming on Himalayas and steps needed to protect Himalayan ecology and environment.

HP Everesters discuss steps to protect Himalayas

 

BANGALORE: The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), in collaboration with the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), New Delhi, launched the first batch of its training programme on Solar Photo Voltaic Grid connected power plants at its premises on Race Course Road on Monday.

Training on solar energy begins