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• Only five state power utilities reported profit in 2012-13

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: Contrary to general perception, West Bengal power utilities selling electricity direc... . ...Read More

• 72 coal exploration projects awaiting green nod

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: Altogether 72 coal exploration projects in the country were awaiting Forestry Clearan... . ...Read More

• CIL’s FSA clause highly skewed

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: Coal India Ltd (CIL) will not pay any penalty to consumers if it supplies up to 80% o... . ...Read More

• No nod from CIL for pooling of coal prices

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has not given its nod for pooling the price of domestic and impo... . ...Read More

• CIL appoints Deloitte as consultant for registering a subsidiary in South Africa

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has appointed Deloitte as the consultant for advising on the reg... . ...Read More

• India’s 12th Plan thermal power capacity addition may exceed target: Minister

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: The total thermal power capacity addition in 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) is expecte... . ...Read More

• Thermal projects worth 84781 MW capacity facing difficulties: Minister

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: A large number of coal-fired power projects with total generation potential of 84,781... . ...Read More

• India’s trade deficit up 76.16% y-o-y in Nov

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: India’s trade deficit (merchandise) for the month of November, 2014 provisional... . ...Read More

• CMPDI to complete coal map digitisation in 2015

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), a subsidiary of Coal India Lt... . ...Read More

• Govt to formulate new policy for UCG

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: In a bid to renew its efforts to tap opportunities in underground coal gasification (... . ...Read More

• 27 of the 42 operational blocks are providing coal to power sector

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: As many as 27 operational coal blocks are supplying coal to power generation companie... . ...Read More

• SLC (L-T) meeting on December 23

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: The next meeting of Standing Linkage Committee (Long-Term) for power/sponge iron/ceme... . ...Read More

• Congestion fee to make imported coal costlier

  16 Dec 2014

  Power companies will be forced to pay more for imported coal as Indian Railways has decided to lev... . ...Read More

• 1.79 LT of imported coal landed at Mundra port: Coal India

  16 Dec 2014

  State-owned  Coal India  Limited today said the first shipment of 1.79 lakh tonnes of im... . ...Read More

• Monnet to re-bid for lost coal blocks despite financial worries

  16 Dec 2014

  Despite concerns over its deteriorating solvency and liquidity profile, Monnet Ispat and Energy is... . ...Read More