There would be no price hike for the next 6-7 months in FSA-based supplies for the power sector while non power-based supplies might see some price hikes to recover higher wage bill
Higher international coal prices have helped the state-owned entity reap record profits from e-auctions
Coal India (CIL) has not got very encouraging response from the power producers as a result, so far in the current fiscal, the PSU has just imported 5 lakh tonnes of coal
"With the approval of the competent authority, it has been decided to revert to the old system (on e-auction)...," the letter said. Under the old system, Coal India was allowed to sell up to 10 percent of coal through e-auction.
Shares of Coal India gained nearly 4 percent intraday Tuesday, hoping coal price hikes for non-power consumers.
Lower long-term rates are a key to growth, but the RBI can't cut long-term rates by tinkering with short-term rates, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission.
According to Coal India Chairman, S Narsing Rao, some FSA's are yet to be signed because of certain issues concerning those power plants.
The government issued a presidential directive to Coal India to enter into fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with power plants for a capacity of 78,000 megawatt (MW).
Power tariffs are seen rising by 20-25 paise per unit as CCEA has now allowed power companies to pass on higher imported coal cost, the move is also seen as positive REC and PFC, says HD Khunteta, Former Dir-Finance, REC and Chairman, Altius Finserv.
India's largest power producer NTPC has refused to sign fuel supply agreements with Coal India Ltd (CIL) as it feels the state-run firm was supplying inferior quality coal.
State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) should not be given incentives that it gets for exceeding the minimum assured quantity in case it supplies inferior quality fuel to power plants, a top NTPC official said on Monday
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has invited bids from firms for collection of dry-fuel from mining heads and preparation of samples with analysis. The development comes in the backdrop of PSUs like NTPC demanding independent sampling of coal.
Coal India, the world's biggest producer of coal, may import as much as 20 million tonnes of the fuel next fiscal to comply with orders to increase supplies to power utilities and avoid paying penalties.
PricewaterhouseCoopers will assist Coal India Ltd to develop a pact for supply of imported coal for power firms entering into fuel supply agreement with the state-owned firm, a CIL source said.
Coal India Ltd (CIL) will seek the approval of its board for providing the fuel for another month, under the MoU route, to power plants commissioned in the 2012-13 fiscal.
There would a single "Fuel Supply Agreement" (FSA) draft for both public and private sector power companies seeking coal from Coal India Ltd.
A total of 33 power units, including Rosa and Mundra Adani, having a capacity of 9,671 MW have entered into modified fuel supply agreement (FSA) with Coal India (CIL), Parliament was informed.
Power companies may secure coal from alternative sources in the absence of sufficient supply of the fuel from state-run Coal India, Parliament was informed.
Coal India's new model Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) for power companies has not really been welcomed with open hands. CIL chairman S Narsing Rao says there are not any substantial variations between the public sector version and the private sector version, but a couple of clauses relating to, for example, guarantee and security deposit.
Coal India's new model fuel supply agreement (FSA) for power companies has not really been welcomed with open arms. One could say Coal India's model FSA has private power companies up in arms but it proposes different terms for private and PSU companies.
Racing against the month-end deadline to ink the fuel supply pacts, Coal India (CIL) has shot off reminder letters to the state governments seeking their views on price-pooling mechanism.
Coal India has invited bids from companies for appointment as consultant who will help the state-run firm to develop a pact for supply of imported coal for power firms entering into a fuel supply agreement (FSA).
The Coal India board is expected to take up the issue of coal price pooling at a meeting tomorrow for the implementation of the modified Fuel Supply Agreement.
Coal India is likely to consider for approval the model fuel supply agreement with power companies in its board meeting tomorrow.
Coal India (CIL) has agreed to certain changes in the fuel supply pact to be entered with state-nominated agencies.