Coal news and updates

Updated daily

• As Coal Declines, U.S. Poised for Leadership in LNG Exports

  19 Aug 2014

  Just last year we noted that the U.S. was uniquely poised to become a major exporter of liquid nat... . ...Read More

• Slight firmness in South African coal prices

  18 Aug 2014

  Aug 18: Spot prices of South African steam coal firmed up a bit on August 15 on reports that the c... . ...Read More

• Fate of coal regulator uncertain once again

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: The fate of the much-delayed coal regulator has become uncertain once again as the Bill... . ...Read More

• Govt mulling disinvestment of 10% in CIL

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: The government is proposing to disinvest 10% stake of the Government of India’s e... . ...Read More

• ‘CIL supplies to power units in Apr-Jul 88% of target’

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: Coal India Limited (CIL) supplied a total of 117.70 million tons (mt) of coal to power ... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s 2013-14 coal imports at Rs 7,078 crore

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: NTPC Ltd imported steam coal worth Rs 7,078 crore in 2013-14, an official said. &ldqu... . ...Read More

• Railways laid 55,000 km rail lines since 1951

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: Indian Railways expanded its network and executed a large number of capacity enhancemen... . ...Read More

• Railways cuts on-roll employee strength by 0.33 m

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: Indian Railways has reduced its on-roll employee strength by 0.33 million during the 22... . ...Read More

• WBMDTC eyes peak output at Trans Damodar in FY15

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation (WBMDTC), the first state agenc... . ...Read More

• WBMDTC to start production at UG mines in 2017-18

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation (WBMDTC), which started product... . ...Read More

• WBMDTC to become loan-free by FY17

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation (WBMDTC), which became profit-e... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 9 ports edge up w-o-w

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &nda... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Kandla almost treble in July

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 72,841 tons in July 2014, up al... . ...Read More

• July steam coal imports via Kandla down 0.18% m-o-m

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: Steam coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 670,415 tons in July 2014, down ... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Kandla at 25,500 tons in July

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: Imports of pet coke via Kandla Port stood at 25,500 tons during the month of July 2014 ... . ...Read More