MCL offers 2.25 mn tonne coal to power consumers via road-cum-rail mode
CIL arm Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd said it has offered 22.5 lakh tonnes of coal to power consumers via the road-cum-rail mode11-01-2022
11-01-2022
Industry body seeks Odisha CM's intervention in resolving coal shortage
An industry body has sought the intervention of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in resolving the acute coal shortage faced by captive power plants in the state. The Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd (UCCI) said the paucity due to curtailment of coal supplies since August was a threat to the survival of the local industry, leading to loss of lakhs of jobs. Industries that rely on captive power plants (CPP) in Odisha are facing alarmingly depleted coal stocks of only two-three days as compared to the prescribed level of 15 days, UCCI president Brahma Mishra said. Over 65 per cent of the coal in Odisha is being supplied by the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to power plants in other states, resulting in local industries facing coal deficit, Mishra said in a letter to Patnaik, urging him to take steps to bring normalcy. The acute coal shortage due to the diversion of the supply has brought down the CPP-based industries, and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to a .31-12-2021
Coal India arm MCL dispatches over 5.47 lakh tonnes of dry fuel
The statement assumes significance in the wake of the country's power plants grappling with coal shortages.18-10-2021
CIL chairman lays foundation stone of MCL's 285 crore FMC project
The project would add 15 mt per annum dispatch capacity to Mahanadi Coalfields02-09-2021
Mahanadi Coal Fields to invest Rs 60,000 crore in Odisha
MCL, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, targets to increase its coal production capacity to 300 million tonne with investment in the acquisition of land for three new MDO (mine, develop and operate) projects21-06-2020
CBI books Adani group of companies and others in corruption case
CBI's FIR says that a reliable source information was received that officers of MCL entered into criminal conspiracy during the year 2013 to 2017 with 25 accused coal consumers and unknown others with an intention to defraud MCL in the matter relating to supply of coal by MCL through rail rake under FSAs between MCL and said coal consumers.20-03-2020
Coal crunch roils captive power plants after MCL's output declines steeply
Mahanadi Coalfield's output plummeted 33 per cent in September, engendering huge shortage for CPP-based industries16-12-2019
MCL to regain momentum after production loss of 24 million tonnes
MCLincurred production losses due to intermittent work stoppages and unavailability of land for expansion28-11-2019
Frequent disruptions at MCL mines taper stocks of Odisha's power plants
Data from the National Power Portal shows that NTPC's 3000 Mw super thermal power plant (STPS) at Kaniha lacks even a day's stock23-10-2019
Coal India to miss annual output target of 652 million tonne by huge margin
Sources in MCL said its internal annual aspirational target of 162.50 mt might have already been revised.28-02-2019