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Goyal vows to make discom stress a 'thing of past'

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 13:35

The Centre is working in collaboration with states to find out a permanent solution to make stress of discoms a "thing of the past", Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said here Tuesday.

Cabinet approves off-shore wind power generation policy

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 16:37

The central government on Wednesday approved a policy framework for promotion of off-shore wind power generation.

Centre needs to rationalise coal prices: Goyal

Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015, 22:35

The Centre needs to rationalise the prices of certain grades of coal as per gross calorific value (GCV) but there is no need to align them to international rates, Union Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said here on Friday.

'Coal block allocation 4th round; formalities in last stage'

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 23:15

The first three rounds of coal block auctions had fetched state governments Rs 3 lakh crore spread over 30 years.

Stressed discoms to turn around in 3 years: Goyal

Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2015, 21:44

Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the government is in active dialogue with the discoms on turnaround plans and there will be a noticeable changes in the situation of stressed utilities in the next three years.

Govt will find out alternative ways to implement GST: Goyal

Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2015, 15:41

He ruled out Ordinance route for GST, saying constitutional amendments cannot be implemented by Ordinances.

Coal auctions: Round 3 set to begin on Tuesday

Last Updated: Sunday, August 9, 2015, 15:38

The government this week released the list of technical bidders for the first five coal mines up for bidding in the third phase of coal block auctions beginning on Tuesday.

Education plays a big role in quality governance: Piyush Goyal

Last Updated: Saturday, August 8, 2015, 19:23

"Education must aim at providing future leadership and pursuit of excellence. It must produce good citizens able to serve the country at all times and in all circumstances," a Power Ministry release quoted Goyal as saying.

Rs 762 cr may be invested in underground coal mines in FY'16

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 18:07

He further said that against the output target of 37.600 million tonnes (MT) from the underground mines in the last fiscal, Coal India produced 35.042 MT.

CIL will invest Rs 13,900 cr to raise output to 908 MT by 2020

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 16:24

State-owned Coal India (CIL) will invest Rs 13,900 crore to take its production to 908 million tonnes (MT) by 2019-20, the government said on Thursday.

Govt seeks comments on auction methodology for coal linkages

Last Updated: Monday, August 3, 2015, 15:53

Government is considering a policy for coal linkage auction and has sought comments from stakeholders on the draft auction methodology it has prepared.

Need to keep electricity rates 'affordable': Piyush Goyal

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 22:30

Lauding regulator CERC's role in the rise of the power sector, Union Minister Piyush Goyal Friday stressed the need for keeping electricity affordable while protecting interests of both developers and consumers.