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  Coal production rises to 34 million tonnes in first half of May

  India | May 25, 2022 9:36 IST

  The total dispatch of coal has been at 37.18 MT, recording an increase of 15.87 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

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  India's peak 'power demand' touches all-time high as extreme heatwave sweeps country

  India | December 27, 2022 3:21 IST

  The demand for power has risen in April due to heatwave and people in different parts of the country are facing power cuts.

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  Power crisis: Chidambaram takes a dig at Centre over 'coal shortage', says 'Modi hai, mumkin hai'

  India | December 27, 2022 3:21 IST

  Various states continued to reel under power shortages on Apr 29 with soaring mercury pushing the demand higher, as opposition parties blamed the Centre for coal shortages at thermal plants.

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  Punjab reels under 10 to 13 hours power cut, Opposition mocks AAP for free electricity promise

  India | April 29, 2022 10:43 IST

  Punjab's Power Minister Harbhajan Singh has blamed the previous governments for not upgrading power plants in the state. 

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  Power supply: 'Thermal power plants hold about 22 million tonnes coal', informs Pralhad Joshi

  India | April 29, 2022 8:09 IST

  Joshi had earlier in the day held a review meeting with CMD of Central Coalfields Ltd and other senior officials and carried out a detailed discussion on further increasing coal production and offtake from CCL.

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  Maharashtra: Coal supply increased considerably in April, informs Centre

  India | April 17, 2022 14:55 IST

  The ministry added that the coal supply to thermal plants is increasing in tandem with an increase in demand for power.

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  Bihar: Power demand increases by 9 per cent, coal supply not at same pace

  India | April 15, 2022 13:22 IST

  There is a possible power shortage in states like- Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu.

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  India likely to witness power shortage in summer due to coal supply crisis

  India | April 13, 2022 14:03 IST

  Global thermal coal prices have remained elevated as a fallout of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which disrupted trade flows and crippled supply amid additional demand from Europe, which has now sanctioned Russian coal.

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  Coal ministry to augment fuel supply to power sector from captive mines

  Business | October 15, 2021 16:25 IST

  The coal ministry on Friday said it has taken various measures, including diverting the output from captive coal mines, to augment fuel supply to the power sector. 

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  Govt to ramp up per day coal production to 2 million tonnes in next 5 days: Sources

  India | October 12, 2021 23:29 IST

  "The Centre is fulfilling all the demands required by the states. Coal stocks have started increasing in the last four days," sources said.

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  Govt asks CIL to raise coal supply to power plants during Puja, augment it further after October 20

  Business | October 12, 2021 15:55 IST

  The development assumes significance in the wake of the country's power plants grappling with coal shortages in the country at a time when the festival season has already begun.  

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  Coal supply by CIL to power sector drops 3 per cent in April-May

  Business | June 30, 2019 11:03 IST

  Supply of coal to the power sector by state-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) declined by 2.6 per cent to 80.9 million tonnes in the first two months of the ongoing fiscal, government data showed.

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  Work out a plan to deal with coal supply: PMO tells Coal Ministry

  October 13, 2014 8:06 IST

  New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Coal Ministry to work out a plan of action to deal with the present situation -- arising out of cancellation of allocation of 214 coal

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  Govt clears 2 major rail projects to address coal supply

  October 12, 2014 10:47 IST

  New Delhi: In order to improve coal supply, the government on Friday said it is focusing on 2-3 major rail projects that will resolve the connectivity problems.Besides, the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) so far has