Coal auctions: Govt raises Rs 4,364 crore in third round

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2015, 20:19

The third tranche of coal auctions that came to an end Thursday saw the government kitty swell by a total of Rs 4,364 crore.

7 coal blocks auctioned recently have begun operations: Goyal

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 16:14

The minister further said at this stage it may not be possible to estimate the yield from all the 204 coal mines which were earlier deallocated.

7 coal blocks auctioned recently have begun operations: Goyal

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 16:14

The minister further said at this stage it may not be possible to estimate the yield from all the 204 coal mines which were earlier deallocated.

Coal mine auction: Third round likely next month

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 23:03

The third round of coal block auction may get off the ground next month, a top official said Monday.

Post-coal bids, power cos may face Rs 1,350cr deficit: Crisil

Last Updated: Thursday, March 19, 2015, 19:38

"Private power producers with a capacity of 10,000 MW, who bid the highest at the recently concluded coal block auctions, are staring at 65 paise per unit under-recovery in variable cost because of aggressive bidding," the agency's research arm said in a statement here on Thursday.

Rs 1.09 lakh crore to go to states from coal block auction

Last Updated: Monday, February 23, 2015, 22:15

Approximately Rs 1.09 lakh crore would go to the coffers of states like Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Maharashtra following auction of 19 coal blocks held last night, Union Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said Monday.

Sesa Sterlite shares up 3% as Balco bags 2 coal mines

Last Updated: Monday, February 23, 2015, 13:59

Shares of Sesa Sterlite went up by almost 3 percent after the company's subsidiary Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) bagged one more coal block and total two mines in the first tranche of auction.

After coal, spectrum auction may fetch over Rs 1 lakh cr

Last Updated: Sunday, February 22, 2015, 16:34

"The EMD amount, which is the highest so far, shows that there is high demand of spectrum and we are looking forward to a successful spectrum auction," a Department of Telecom official said.

Balco bags one more mine in Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Saturday, February 21, 2015, 16:53

Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) bagged one more coal block on the eighth day of the auction, taking the total number of mines sold so far through the ongoing auction to 18 that will generate an estimated over Rs 1 lakh crore for respective states.

Govt to start afresh Wednesday mine allotment process to PSUs

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 22:33

The government will Wednesday start afresh the process for allotting coal mines to state and central PSUs and will now allot 43 blocks, instead of 36 announced earlier.

Coal auction: Balco, Jaiprakash Power, OCL Iron & Steel bag 1 mine each

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 21:19

Balco, Jaiprakash Power Ventures and OCL Iron & Steel bagged one mine each on the fourth day of coal auction Tuesday, taking the total number of blocks sold via bidding to 11.

Coal auction: Jaiprakash, Durgapur Proj, BS Ispat win one coal mine each

Last Updated: Monday, February 16, 2015, 23:01

Three companies -- Jaiprakash Associates, Durgapur Projects and B S Ispat -- bagged one mine each on the third day of auction Monday, taking the total number of coal blocks sold through e-auction to eight so far.