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• Steel firms to seek duty rollback on coking coal imports

  21 Jul 2014

  Seeking a rollback of the 2.5 per cent duty imposed on coking coal imports, domestic steel firms w... . ...Read More

• Coal exports strong despite mass job losses

  21 Jul 2014

  Coal exports out of Port of Newcastle this year remain strong, despite mine closures and hundreds ... . ...Read More

• Some correction in SA prices, others continue to fall

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: A nominal upward correction was seen in standard South African steam coal prices on July ... . ...Read More

• Adani in pact with POSCO for rail line in Queensland

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: India’s largest integrated private power, port and infrastructure developer, the Ad... . ...Read More

• NTPC receives 34 proposals from private power cos

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: NTPC Ltd has received as many as 34 proposals from various coal-based thermal power proje... . ...Read More

• 23% of power generated in India is lost during T&D

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: More than 23% of power is wasted in India during transmission and distribution even as th... . ...Read More

• Indian power sector’s June capacity addition at 978.67 MW

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: India’s imports of coal, including non-coking, coking, anthracite, PCI, pet coke an... . ...Read More

• Sasan UMPP’s 5th unit starts functioning

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Reliance Power Limited, on July 15, said the boiler of the 660-MW fifth unit at the Sasan... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Mundra surge m-o-m in June

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Coking coal imports through Mundra Port during June 2014 rose almost five times to 226,44... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mundra up 11.63% in June m-o-m

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Steam coal imports through the port of Mundra moved up 11.63% to 2,211,052 tons in June 2... . ...Read More

• Anthracite coal imports via Mundra sharply up in June m-o-m

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Anthracite coal imports via Mundra Port stood at 2,020 tons during June 2014, up sharply ... . ...Read More

• Met coke import via Mundra Port up 72.33% in June m-o-m

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Imports of met coke via Mundra Port stood at 1,258 tons during the month of June 2014, up... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Mundra Port at 20 tons in June

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Imports of pet coke via Mundra Port stood at 20 tons during the month of June 2014, accor... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Mundra Port at 25,864 tons in June

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Gypsum imports via Mundra Port stood at 25,864 tons during the month of June 2014 whereas... . ...Read More

• Coal demand set to rise to 787 million tonnes, lifting imports

  18 Jul 2014

  India's coal demand is expected to rise 6 percent to 787 million tonnes this financial year, t... . ...Read More