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• Coal auction phase I to offer 92 mines with 350 million tonne reserves

  11 Dec 2014

  The government is likely to kick-start first phase of coal blocks auction on December 23 offering ... . ...Read More

• Govt may soon rationalise coal linkages of 40 power projects

  11 Dec 2014

  The government could soon finalise the proposal for coal linkage rationalisation and swapping arra... . ...Read More

• Coal blocks: Unregulated sectors can be clubbed

  11 Dec 2014

  End-users of coal blocks from unregulated sectors, such as steel, cement and others, can be clubbe... . ...Read More

• Coal shortages ease at Indian power stations

  11 Dec 2014

  The number of Indian thermal power plants with less than seven days of coal stocks fell to 50 last... . ...Read More

• Rising output to bring respite to Coal India

  11 Dec 2014

  Higher output could ease concerns over lower e-auction volumes Coal India’s (CIL) double-... . ...Read More

• Congress to oppose coal sector reforms

  11 Dec 2014

  The Congress may have come around to supporting the insurance reforms but it is against backing th... . ...Read More

• Why coal may become an unattractive energy source in long run

  11 Dec 2014

  Industry estimates peg the capital costs of a thermal power plant in the range of `4-5 crore per m... . ...Read More

• Bill on coal blocks tabled in Lok Sabha

  11 Dec 2014

  A bill to replace coal block allocation ordinance that unveiled the NDA government's ambitious... . ...Read More

• Australia could boost Ukrainian energy security with coal, uranium

  11 Dec 2014

  Australia could export coal and uranium to Ukraine to help ease Kiev's over reliance on Russia... . ...Read More

• China power plant has money to burn!

  11 Dec 2014

  A company in one Chinese city has money to burn, and is using it to make electricity, it's rep... . ...Read More

• Rise in SA coal prices, Indonesia still subdued

  10 Dec 2014

  December 10: A small rise was witnessed in South African coal prices on December 9 after a weak tr... . ...Read More

• TNPL floats spot tender for 4,000t imported steam coal

  10 Dec 2014

  December 10: Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Limited (TNPL), a Government of Tamil Nadu enterpri... . ...Read More

• No fresh coal linkages to new power plants of pvt cos

  10 Dec 2014

  December 10: The Minister of State for Coal Piyush Goyal has said there is no proposal as of now t... . ...Read More

• Rs 58,425 cr to be raised via CIL, ONGC, NHPC divestments

  10 Dec 2014

  December 10: The government has finalised plans to mop up around Rs 58,425 crore from sale of a pa... . ...Read More

• Resistance by local people stalls work at 2 UMPPs

  10 Dec 2014

  December 10: Site selection for ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) in Maharashtra and Karnataka has... . ...Read More