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• TNEB’s May coal imports up 13.26% m-o-m, 29% y-o-y

  16 Jun 2014

  June 16: The import of steam coal by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) in May 2014 stood at 760,... . ...Read More

• APGENCO’s May coal imports down 14.36%

  16 Jun 2014

  June 16: The import of steam coal by Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO)... . ...Read More

• Adani Power’s coal import rise marginally in May

  16 Jun 2014

  June 16: Adani Power (Tirora) has received a total of 153,000 ton of imported steam coal in May 20... . ...Read More

• KPCL’s May coal import below target

  16 Jun 2014

  June 16: The Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) imported 127,000 tons of steam coal in May 201... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mumbai up 11.48% in May m-o-m

  16 Jun 2014

  June 16: Steam coal imports through the port of Mumbai increased 11.48% to 442,256 tons in May 201... . ...Read More

• May WPI inflation hits 5-month high of 6.01%

  16 Jun 2014

  June 16: India's wholesale price inflation stood at 6.01% in May, 2014, the highest in five-mo... . ...Read More

• Coal India, power producers, railway officials mull ways to improve fuel supply

  16 Jun 2014

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to have a common minister for the power and coal ministrie... . ...Read More

• Power outage looms large across India as coal stocks dry up in plants

  16 Jun 2014

  The prolonged heat wave and drought worries have an even darker lining. Thermal power plants a... . ...Read More

• Coal block for Bankapower project assured

  16 Jun 2014

  The ministry of coal has agreed to allocate a coal block for the ultra mega power project proposed... . ...Read More

• Lack of coal forces Lanco to shut Udupi power plant

  16 Jun 2014

  Lanco Infratech's 1,200 MW Udupi electricity plant in Karnataka has been shut down due to no... . ...Read More

• BHP Billiton pull back Goonyella coking coal mine in Queensland

  16 Jun 2014

  As the industry battles job losses and closures, BHP Billiton is pulling back activity at its Goon... . ...Read More

• Pakistan : China to establish 660MW coal-based power plant at Thar

  16 Jun 2014

  A Chinese company Harbin Electric International has expressed its willingness to establish 660MW c... . ...Read More

• US miner Consol diversifying Buchanan met coal sales away from China

  16 Jun 2014

  US coal and natural gas producer Consol Energy is diversifying low-vol hard coking coal sales away... . ...Read More

• 3 Reasons Why U.S. Coal Will Continue to Struggle

  16 Jun 2014

  It's no secret that U.S. coal suppliers have seen some very tough times lately. The coal marke... . ...Read More

• Metallurgical coal project planned in UK

  16 Jun 2014

  Despite the well-documented news that two of the UK’s last operating coal mines could close ... . ...Read More