Coal news and updates

Updated daily

• Govt sweetens captive coal block e-auction

  31 Dec 2014

  Existing/upcoming plants that don’t have PPAs with buyers of electricity will also be eligib... . ...Read More

• Panel for giving coal to end-useplants linked to cancelled mines

  31 Dec 2014

  CIL shall assess the quantity of coal that could be made available for this dispensation. An in... . ...Read More

• Struggling Griffin asks workers to take voluntary leave

  31 Dec 2014

  The Construction Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is hoping for greater certainty for workers at ... . ...Read More

• Indonesia: Coal sector management poor amid policy changes

  31 Dec 2014

  Although coal is expected to be the backbone of energy sources in the future, the country has made... . ...Read More

• Indiana coal mining plant part of $86M deal

  31 Dec 2014

  Alpha Natural Resources has sold a Pennsylvania coal subsidiary to Rosebud Mining Company for $86 ... . ...Read More

• Coal industry trains in Pennsylvania for a zero-accident mine

  31 Dec 2014

  A dozen or so Pennsylvania state mine inspectors gathered to hear the situation: “Art Vandel... . ...Read More

• Pennsylvania coal comes of age

  31 Dec 2014

  Alan Stagg, president and CEO of West Virginia-based Stagg Resource Consultants Inc. told a crowd ... . ...Read More

• BCCL plans to allocate accumulated coal to power consumers

  30 Dec 2014

  With logistics constraints leading to coal stocks getting accumulated at some sites, Coal India ar... . ...Read More

• Govt may allow power cos to swap coal supplies with nearest fuel source

  30 Dec 2014

  The government is likely to allow power companies to swap coal supplies with the nearest source to... . ...Read More

• Coal auction norms anti-cartel, restrictive

  30 Dec 2014

  The government's maiden attempt to formulate rules for mass e-auction of coal blocks appears t... . ...Read More

• Coal blocks for power: Tariff policy needs tweak by April

  30 Dec 2014

  The Coal Ministry wants to make sure that after the coal block auctions there is no price impact o... . ...Read More

• Last train load of coal marks end of era at Univ. of Georgia

  30 Dec 2014

  A lonesome train whistle will mark the end of an era on the University of Georgia campus this week... . ...Read More

• Texas says federal plan for coal plant emissions is too harsh

  30 Dec 2014

  Texas is not Kentucky. Or West Virginia. That's clear to everyone.   But there's ... . ...Read More

• BG Group loads first LNG at Australian coal seam gas project

  30 Dec 2014

  Investors in BG Group can breathe a sigh of relief after the company announced that it had loaded ... . ...Read More

• Ukraine ready to buy coal from Donbas — Poroshenko

  30 Dec 2014

  Ukraine’s authorities are ready to buy coal from territories in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, tha... . ...Read More