Current Status of Ultra Mega Power Projects in India

The coal fired Ultra Mega Power Projects were envisioned by the UPA Government under the “Power for all” vision of the 11th plan documents. Initially 16 UMPPs each with a capacity of about 4000 MW were identified in various parts ..

India’s largest Thermal Power Plants

Thermal power plants, producing energy from coal, gas and diesel constitute 69.52% of the installed capacity of India.  Of this, 60.59% {or 87% within the thermal power} is shared by coal. India’s 80% coal produced is consumed by coal based ..

Current Installed Capacity of Power Generation in India

India’s first power plant was started in 1897 in Darjeeling, followed by commissioning of a hydropower station at Sivasamudram in Karnataka during 1902. Current Installed Capacity As of March 2015, the installed capacity of power generation in India is around ..

Coal versus Environment Debate

The past and present government (despite huge potential revenues) have resorted to allocate coal mines on such a premise that the coal blocks of the country are just waiting to be exploited. Is the coal rush is based on some ..

Commercial Coal Mining in India

Commercial Mining means mining the coal with an objective to make it on open market, not tied to some specific end use. Coal Mines Nationalisation Act, 1973 or CMNA provided that all rights/titles in relation to the coal mines shall ..

The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015

Immediately after the August 2014 SC decision that held 214 captive mine allocations illegal, the NDA Government brought an ordinance called Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance. Later, the ordinance was replaced by Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015. Salient Features ..

Coal Nationalization, Captive Mining and Coal-Gate

The importance of coal in the economy can be gauged from the fact that around 54 % of the current total installed electricity generation capacity and 70% of current electricity generation is coal based. Currently, India is third largest coal ..

Coal Resources in India

Most of the coal mined in India comes from the rock formations of two geological ages viz. Lower Gondwana and Tertiary. About 80 per cent of the coal deposits in India is of bituminous type and is of non-coking grade. ..