Power capacity addition at record 22,566 MW in 1 year: Piyush Goyal

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 13:42

Highlighting the achievements of Narendra Modi government in power and coal sector, he told at a press conference that 22,566 mega-watt (MW) of generation capacity was added in last one year.

Govt working hard on its goal of corruption-free India: Goyal

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 09:32

Addressing a section of Indian-Americans in Tampa, Florida, he claimed that the first year of Modi government has been "completely scam-free".

Not correct to expect India to shift from coal: India tells UN

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 23:58

India has told a high-level energy meeting here that it will not be fair to expect it to move away from coal to meet energy requirements of millions of Indians, underscoring that coal will continue to remain the "mainstay" of its energy needs for the "foreseeable future."

Coal India to invest $20 billion in 5 years: Goyal

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 15:24

State-owned miner Coal India Limited (CIL) will invest USD 20 billion (over Rs 1.27 lakh crore) to increase production to one billion tonne over the next five years, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

Coal, power, RE plan $250 bn investment in 5 years: Goyal

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 14:52

Government on Wednesday said investments worth USD 250 billion are planned over the next five years in coal, power and renewable energy and it is looking at opening 40-50 new coal mines in 18 months.

PMO asks CoalMin to speed up 3rd round of mines auction

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 13:39

Amid delays, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Coal Ministry to expedite the process of third round of mines auction.

Southern states to get affordable power in 2 years: Goyal

Last Updated: Saturday, May 9, 2015, 19:46

The Centre has formulated a Rs 27,000 crore project for generating 6,000 mw power in another two years to provide 24x7 affordable electricity to southern states, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said here on Saturday.

NTPC to import 22 MT coal in FY'16 to meet shortfall

Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 19:25

State-owned power producer NTPC will import 22 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the current fiscal to meet the shortfall in domestic availability.

Further stake sale in Coal India in due course: Goyal

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 22:52

The government Wednesday said it will go for further stake sale in Coal India in due course to meet the SEBI guidelines on public shareholding.

Will upgrade old power plants into UMPPs: Goyal

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 14:31

The government is looking at the option of upgrading existing power plants into larger capacity Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) using clean technology and to offer them in plug and play mode, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday .

Surplus mine land would be returned to states: Goyal

Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015, 15:31

The surplus land that is no longer required by coal companies will either be returned to state governments or would be used for building solar power plants, Parliament was informed on Monday.

NTPC flags off mobile science labs for rural India

Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015, 12:33

NTPC is introducing Mobile Science Lab (MSL), a vehicle fitted with LCD TV carrying working science models emphasising curiosity-based learning for children in rural India.