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Coal India Ltd

NSE: COALINDIA BSE: 533278

₹458.70

(0.38%)

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Company History

1973

  • Nationalization of coal mines
  • Incorporation of our Company as 'Coal Mines Authority Limited'

1975

  • Change of name of our Company to 'Coal India Limited'
  • Incorporation of CMPDIL, ECL and WCL, and formation of BCCL, CCL, CMPDIL, ECL and WCL, as our Subsidiaries

1979

  • Construction of the low temperature carbonized plant started in Dankuni Coal Complex
  • The pricing policy of CMPDIL was reviewed to ensure that the company was working on a commercial line

1980

  • Construction of five new washeries: Moonidih washery, Ramgarh washery, Mohuda washery, Barora washery, Kedla washery
  • Overall production of coal by our Company and our Subsidiaries crossed 100 million tonnes

1981

  • Introduction of retention prices of coal by amending the Colliery Control Order, 1945

1985

  • Formation of NCL and SECL as Subsidiaries of our Company

1987

  • Introduction of 'Blasting Gallery Method' at East Katras mine under BCCL and Chora mine under ECL

1991

  • Uptrend of profit started in 1991 and our Company earned a profit of Rs. 1,670 million in Fiscal 1992
  • Overall production of coal by our Company and our Subsidiaries crossed 200 million tonnes
  • Fixing of coal prices once a year to compensate for increase in price of inputs on a normative cost basis

1992

  • Formation of MCL as our Subsidiary to manage mines Talcher and IB valley in the state of Orissa

1995

  • Approval of a financial restructuring package by the Government

1996

  • Rating of 'A+', indicating adequate safety with regard to timely payment of interest and principal, awarded by CRISIL
  • Adoption of financial viability as the basis for approval of coal development projects
  • Discontinuation of retention prices scheme and the Coal Price Regulation Account (CPRA)

1997

  • Corporatization of the financial flow between our Company and Subsidiaries
  • Sanction of loan of USD 1.03 billion from the World Bank and the Japanese Bank for International Co-operation

2001

  • Laying down of a minimum internal rate of return of 12% at 85% capacity utilization as cut off for the development of a project

2003

  • Overall production of coal by our Company and our Subsidiaries crosses 300 million tonnes

2005

  • Our Company was incorporated as a private limited company with the name of 'Coal Mines Authority Limited'

2006

  • Rating of 'AAA/Stable' awarded by CRISIL in respect of the Rs. 250 million bond programme of our Company
  • Introduction of sale of coal through 'e-auction method'
  • ECL and BCCL reported profit of Rs. 3,638 million and 2,026.67 million in Fiscal 2006

2007

  • Award of 'Mini Ratna' status by the Department of Public Enterprises, GoI, to MCL, NCL, SECL and WCL
  • Conferred with the 'Enterprise Excellence Award 2007' by the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering
  • Conferred with the 'SCOPE Gold Trophy 2007-08 for Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to the Public Sector Management'

2008

  • Award of 'Navratna' status to our Company by the Department of Public Enterprises, GoI
  • Overall production of coal by our Company and our Subsidiaries, crossed 400 million tonnes

2009

  • Conferred with the 'World's Largest Coal Producing Company' Award
  • Ranked among the top five finalists in the 11th Anniversary of Platts Global Energy Awards
  • Coal India Africana Limitada, a foreign subsidiary in Mozambique was established
  • Conversion of our Company into a public limited company
  • Award of 'Mini Ratna' status by the Department of Public Enterprises, GoI, to CMPDIL

2010

  • Chairman and Managing Director of our Company, Mr. Partha S. Bhattacharyya was conferred with the 'CEO with HR Orientation' Award

2011

  • Coal India Limited conferred International Award
  • Coal India to be included in SENSEX
  • CIL seeks pvt cos' tie-up for gasification project

2012

  • Coal India signs MoU with Government
  • Coal India finalized the wage agreement
  • CIL signs FSA with 14 power companies
  • CIL gets 116 mines from government to boost output

2013

  • Coal India signs MoU with Government
  • Coal India pays highest ever dividend

2014

  • Highest Interim Dividend declared by CIL
  • Coal India signs MoU with Government for 2014-15
  • Coal India and Tata Medical Centre join hands
  • Coal India announces Rs. 235 Crores for Clean India initiative

2015

  • The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the Coal India Limited signed a Memorandum of Agreement
  • Coal India Limited bagged the coveted 'Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2015' award
  • Coal India Limited sanctioned Rs. 41.11 Crores to the TMC Trust

2016

  • Coal India inks pact with IOC for manufacturing bulk explosives
  • Coal India signs MOU with EESL for energy projects
  • Coal India Agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited

2017

  • CIL was conferred with the Coal & Coal Products Award by Dun & Bradstreet
  • CIL launched Web portal for MSME sector
  • Coal India achieves 96% production target in Feb

2018

  • CIL in association with CMPDI launched a portal MDMS (Mine Data Base Management System) to monitor the ongoing projects
  • CIL Western Coalfields unit sees record 46.22 mt production in FY18
  • CIL, NLC India ink pact to set up JV for power generation

2019

  • Coal India Limited breached the 600 Million Tonne (MT) mark in coal production and off-take ending FY 2019
  • Coal India's supplies to power sector rise 8 pc to 390 MT
  • Coal India Ltd subsidiary Northern Coalfields Ltd achieved the 100-million-tonne production milestone
  • CIL production up 7pc in dry fuel to 607 MT in FY'19

2020

  • Coal India Limited produced 602.13 Million Tonnes (MTs) of coal
  • CIL breached the 600mt mark for the second year consecutively
  • In the month of March' 20, CIL produced 84.36 MT, the highest so far in a month since the inception of the company
  • CIL gets green nod for 17 mining projects: Coal Minister
  • CIL logs 17% jump in composite opencast production in July, expects output to rise further
  • Coal India awards Rs 2,900 cr contract to Belarus-based Belaz

2021

  • CIL signs first ever power purchase pact with GUVNL for sale of 100 mw solar power
  • CIL approves investment of Rs 1,594 cr as part of equity capital for 3 fertiliser plants
  • Coal India CMD hints at price hike due to increased costs
  • Coal India records 14% growth in production and 17% growth in offtake
  • Coal India achieves 2% growth in coal production in June

2022

  • CIL inks MoU with RVUNL for 1190 MW solar project
  • CIL chips in to set up eastern India's first incision free surgery equipment
  • CIL's supplies to power plants up 16% amid soaring generation
  • CIL's tech tweak for green mining options

2023

  • CIL's Rs. 24,000 crore impetus for 61 eco-friendly FMC projects

2024

  • CIL's supplies to NRS hit all-time high of 98 MTs ending Dec' FY 2024
  • CIL extends FSA tenure to 10 years for NRS; Sponge Iron units respond well in tranche-VI

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