Power and Coal Minister

New Delhi, Nov 16: India should be able to end coal imports by 2017, thereby saving precious foreign exchange, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. "By 2017, India need not import coal, except for a few power plants on…

New Delhi, Nov 6: The government aims further bring down solar power tariff to Rs.4 a unit, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. In what emerged on Wednesday as an all-time low tariff for solar energy, US-based…

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS): Discounting any immediate plans to stop coal imports, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that the government will open more than 60 coal mines across the country in the coming days. "I am…

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS): India achieved its highest addition in power generation capacity in the past one year, leading to the country's power deficit falling to a record low of 3.6 percent, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on…