India plans to add 76 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar and wind power by 2025 which could save up to over Rs 15 lakh crore caused due to the burning of coal, according to the latest research by Global Energy Monitor.

The Indian Railways is planning to introduce multiple wagon tipplers to speed up the coal distribution network across the country. Along with additional wagon tipplers, the railway is also looking to have additional wagon unloading lines to de-load the coal wagons at the powerhouses.

To overcome the present coal shortage due to mining constraints from Parsa East and Kante Basan (PEKB) coal mines and to provide adequate coal to thermal power plants of Rajasthan

Uttarakhand-based THDC is on a roll with a Rs 40,000- 50,000 crore plan to raise capacity to over 40,000 MW by straddling thermal, pump storage, wind and solar generation as well as captive coal mining in the next 2-3 years.

Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum (IEM) was filed with Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion on 17/01/2022 Electric Power Generation By Coal Based Thermal Power Plants.

Vedanta expects to bring into operation two coal blocks in Odisha in this fiscal and is working out a plan to fasttrack the operationalisation of another coal mine in the eastern state.

Coal India (CIL) has planned to dispatch coal to the tune of 700 million tonne (MT) in 2022-23, out of which 565 MT of which is earmarked for the power sector. Out of the above target, CIL has dispatched 152.49 MT of coal to power sector in the first quarter of the current year, thus, achieving a growth of 19 per cent over last year.

Awarded contract for procurement of 1.235 mmt of imported coal for dvc power plants.

Balaji Minerals Awarded contract for loading and transportation of coal from surface miner face of jayant project to spur-2 siding and wagon loading.