The CSIR- Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with coal supplying companies including Coal India Limited and power utilities for quality analysis of coal being supplied to power utilities. The MoU was signed in presence of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Power Minister Piyush Goyal at a function in New Delhi. <br/><br/>As per the MoU, the CSIR-CIMFR would make use of its knowledgebase support in maintaining the quality of coal at national level for the entire power sector.Speaking on the occasion, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said,the government has put in place a robust mechanism to examine grading of coal and its sampling. He said, in the last two years, there has been significant improvement in quality of coal being supplied to the consumers.<br/><br/>Mr Goyal also informed that National Thermal Power Corporation has reported a reduction of nearly twenty per cent in coal cost largely due to reduction in import of coal. On the occasion,Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that energy has always been a top priority for the government and this MoU embarks a historic moment for the energy production chapter of the country. He further said that CSIR – CIMFR has been assigned a very crucial task and it will deliver best possible results in a transparent environment for quality maintenance in coal sector of the country.

The CSIR- Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with coal supplying companies including Coal India Limited and power utilities for quality analysis of coal being supplied to power utilities. The MoU was signed in presence of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Power Minister Piyush Goyal at a function in New Delhi. <br/><br/>As per the MoU, the CSIR-CIMFR would make use of its knowledgebase support in maintaining the quality of coal at national level for the entire power sector.Speaking on the occasion, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said,the government has put in place a robust mechanism to examine grading of coal and its sampling. He said, in the last two years, there has been significant improvement in quality of coal being supplied to the consumers.<br/><br/>Mr Goyal also informed that National Thermal Power Corporation has reported a reduction of nearly twenty per cent in coal cost largely due to reduction in import of coal. On the occasion,Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that energy has always been a top priority for the government and this MoU embarks a historic moment for the energy production chapter of the country. He further said that CSIR – CIMFR has been assigned a very crucial task and it will deliver best possible results in a transparent environment for quality maintenance in coal sector of the country.