The Coal Ministry on Tuesday held discussions with stakeholders on the more stringent guidelines that it plans to introduce for fostering a sustainable approach to coal mining that includes mandatory measures to preserve the environment.
The coal stocks at domestic coal-based Thermal Power Plants is currently at 44.46 million tonnes (MT) which is sufficient to meet the requirements for 18.5 days as per the present level of consumption, the Ministry of Coal said on Monday.
The Ministry of Coal on Thursday announced that it has revised the framework of preparation of the Mining Plan, a pivotal step to regulate and advance India's coal mining sector, and issued draft guidelines for consultation.
This proactive initiative aims to secure uninterrupted power for citizens nationwide during this peak demand period.
This surpasses the figures of 90.42 MT of the corresponding month during the previous year, representing an increase of 10.30 per cent.
It has also recommended that tender clauses should promote the use of indigenous equipment to support the “Make in India” mission.
As many as 67 first mile connectivity (FMC) - for transportation of coal from pitheads to dispatch points - projects have been taken by the Coal Ministry, and are expected to be completed by 2027, official sources have said.
Coal Ministry will hold an interactive session with allottees of dry fuel reserves on April 12, which would be aimed at ensuring continuous supply to various stakeholders, especially for the power sector.
After the successful auction of 64 coal mines in the first five tranches, the Ministry of Coal had launched the process for the auction of 133 coal mines under 6th round of commercial auctions of which 71 coal mines are new coal mines and 62 coal mines are rolling over from earlier tranches of commercial auctions held in November 2022.
Total coal production stood at 448 million tonnes in October this year which is 18 per cent higher than that of the corresponding period of 2021. The growth of dry fuel production from Coal India Ltd (CIL) was also more than 17 per cent.
