Power overdrive: Charging beyond Covid

CONTENTS

6 | COVER STORY

Power Overdrive: Charging beyond Covid

Electricity generation has revived but sector needs to face several challenges before growth returns.

18 Seaborne thermal coal offers firm up in September

19 Seaborne coking coal offers rise in September

20 | SPECIAL FEATURE

Commercial coal mining in India: A disruptor or a magic-bullet?

With auction just few weeks away, prospective bidders are seeking answers to their doubts.

23 Adani, JSPL eye commercial mining auction

25 India’s July coal imports down 26% on year

26 Coal India logs 7.1% growth in production in August

27 SCCL’s coal production down 40% in August

28 Coal India to focus on washeries for coking coal import substitution

30 | FEATURE

Power producers seek PPA role in combined tariff bid

Solar Energy Corp to sign pact only with the renewable energy producers.

33 Coal India to float MDO tenders shortly for 10 mines

36 Coal demand to remain subdued: Rating agencies

37 August sponge iron output down 2.2% on year

38 India to contribute most to global CO2 emission: IEA

41 US coal output estimated at 511 MMst in 2020

44 Coal’s share in India energy basket may drop 40% by 2050: BP

46 Traffic at major ports down 16.6% till August

47 Indian Railways’ coal handling down 22% in April-August

48 Railways eyes PPP mode to touch Rs 50 lakh crore capex target

49 Expert Speak: Port performance enhancement – a requisite for growth

51 | CORPORATE

Coal India plans major profit-boost exercise

Chairman Pramod Agrawal detailed strategy before investors’ community

54 | CORPORATE

NLC India suffers project delays on Covid impact

Efforts are on to bring back migrant workers

56 Adani sees flat coal output growth in FY21

58 Corporate Update

60 Government Update

62 E-auction data

64 Port Data