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• Wenco wins Whitehaven Coal fleet management contract

  11 Aug 2014

  Wenco International Mining Systems has won the fleet management contract for Whitehaven Coal's... . ...Read More

• Group urges Aquino to resist lobby for coal, nukes

  11 Aug 2014

  A group that continues to oppose the use of nuclear power to generate electricity in the country c... . ...Read More

• Coal output to be cut

  11 Aug 2014

  Chinese authorities and coal industry association have persuaded domestic coal suppliers to reduce... . ...Read More

• Indonesia coal prices soften, others firm up marginally

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Indonesian coal prices softened a bit on August 7 on lack of demand from India and China... . ...Read More

• SCCL’s coal production at 3.65 mt in July

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Coal production from the 49 mines of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in July... . ...Read More

• SCCL exceeds off-take target in July

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) achieved total coal off-take of 4.11 million ton... . ...Read More

• CIL coal despatches to power units fall 8.14% in July m-o-m

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Month-on-month despatches of coal to thermal power plants from mines of Coal India Ltd (... . ...Read More

• Birla Corp first quarter net profit doubles

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Birla Corporation Limited reported a sharp increase in its net profit at Rs 99.52 crore ... . ...Read More

• Railways captive power unit may be commissioned in ‘15

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: The first unit of Indian Railway’s captive power plant at Nabinagar in Bihar is li... . ...Read More

• Water storage at reservoirs at comfortable level

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: The water storage level at India’s important reservoirs, many of which offer hydro... . ...Read More

• Paradip Port cargo marginally down in July y-o-y

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Cargo handling by the port of Paradip during July 2014 fell slightly by 1.47% to 6.04 mi... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Cochin Port at 12 tons in July

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Gypsum imports via Cochin Port stood at 12 tons during the month of July 2014, sharply d... . ...Read More

• India mulling report on Coal India restructuring

  08 Aug 2014

  India's coal ministry said it was studying the recommendations of consultants Deloitte on rest... . ...Read More

• Half of India’s power plants have less than 7 days of coal stocks

  08 Aug 2014

  Power minister Piyush Goyal says supply short due to factors like less lifting by plants through c... . ...Read More

• The great Indian coal rush

  08 Aug 2014

  Indian companies belonging to a range of sectors from power to steel have been venturing to far-of... . ...Read More