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Calcutta, Feb. 11: India may have to import more coal in 2011-12 as domestic production could fall well short of the target.

The gap between demand and domestic production is expected to increase to 81 million tonnes (mt) in 2011-12 compared with the initial projection of 51mt. Domestic production, estimated at 681mt in 2011-12, may come down to 630mt.

State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) is under fire from the power and steel ministries for failing to deliver proper washed coal resulting in severe loss in power generation.

Blending problem at coal-fired stations forecast.

The fallout of the slack domestic coal production could hit generation as early as the terminal years of the Eleventh Plan period.

New Delhi, Nov. 9 The prospect of a power crisis looms large, with the widening demand-supply gap for domestic coal production projected to lead to a blending problem at existing coal-fired stations.

TALCHER: Power major, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is planning to add 25,000 megawatts to its capacity during the 12 five-year plan. Of that Orissa will share 9320 mw in order to meet the growing demand for power of the country, said Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NTPC, Ram Saran Sharma.

Jayajit Dash / Bhubaneswar October 13, 2009, 0:58 IST

A Rs 2,400-crore surface coal gasification project planned by Coal India Ltd (CIL) and GAIL India is expected to move forward, as both the public sector companies have agreed to open a new round of negotiations soon on the project.

State and private thermal power stations from West Bengal form the bulk of the 11 power plants that have received coal supplies much below the guaranteed level from Coal India Ltd (CIL) during the first half of this fiscal.

Driven by surge in imports of coking coal by China, growth in Japanese steel output and signs of recovery in the Indian economy, spot prices of the raw material are expected to firm up in the international market.

In its quest for securing coal reserves, state-run behemoth Coal India Limited (CIL) has built a Rs 5,000-crore war chest to acquire overseas coal mines and meet the growing demand from steel and power companies.

In a major shift from its policy to equip the state-run and private power utilities with captive coal blocks to meet their production needs, the Coal Ministry is now actively considering allocating nearly 130 blocks to its behemoth Coal India Limited (CIL).

For progressive improvement in the economic growth of a developing country like India, sustainable energy supply is of paramount significance. Coal, being a relatively cheap and abundant energy resource in contrast to a very low hydrocarbon resource potential in India, remains the focus of attention of the energy planners ever since the oil crunch of the early

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