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• Wind farm lessens I&M’s coal dependence

  06 Jan 2015

  Less than half the electricity generated by Indiana Michigan Power is now coming from coal. &nbs... . ...Read More

• US utility coal stockpiles at estimated 137 million st: Bentek

  06 Jan 2015

  US utility coal stockpiles remained roughly flat at an estimated 137 million st in the week ended ... . ...Read More

• Buyers’ absence leads to further easing of coal prices

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Spot prices of steam coal in international markets softened further on January 2 in the... . ...Read More

• CIL may invoke force majeure for CESC’s imported coal

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Coal India Ltd (CIL) may implement the force majeure clause against supply of around 40... . ...Read More

• India’s 2015 coal imports surpass 210-mt levels

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Driven by a sharp rise in steam coal imports, India’s total coal and coke imports... . ...Read More

• Reliance Power lights up 6th boiler at Sasan UMPP

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Reliance Power Ltd, on January 2, said it has achieved the boiler light-up for its sixt... . ...Read More

• Mumbai Port to close down coal handling operations

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Mumbai Port is likely to close down its coal handling operations due to environment-rel... . ...Read More

• Marginal drop in imported coal stocks at 9 ports w-o-w

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &nda... . ...Read More

• Coal India to hire around 800 executives in next 2 months

  05 Jan 2015

  On a hiring spree, state-owned Coal India Ltd is likely to take on board around 800 executives in ... . ...Read More

• Mining law: Auction rules may benefit previous coal block owners

  05 Jan 2015

  The stalemate in the coal sector is finally over. The Union Cabinet has approved re-promulgation o... . ...Read More

• Prabhu panel bats for more empowered players in coal mining

  05 Jan 2015

  Advisory group also suggests JVs with mining & infra firms As the government prepares gro... . ...Read More

• Prabhu panel bats for more empowered players in coal mining

  05 Jan 2015

  Advisory group also suggests JVs with mining & infra firms As the government prepares groun... . ...Read More

• Govt not to release bank guarantees of all coal block allottees

  05 Jan 2015

  The inter-ministerial group (IMG) on coal has refused to release the bank guarantees (BGs) of coal... . ...Read More

• Mining co sold rocks to Turkey govt instead of coal

  05 Jan 2015

  Court of Accounts inspectors examined 1.5 million tons of the 2.3 million tons of coal that the So... . ...Read More

• Coal unions boycott govt meet; to go on strike from Jan 6

  05 Jan 2015

  Boycotting a meeting convened by the government today, all major trade unions including BJP- backe... . ...Read More