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• Zambian coal miner to finalize $560 m power-plant loans

  10 Oct 2013

  Maamba Collieries Ltd., the Nava Bharat Singapore Pte Ltd. unit building Zambia’s first coal... . ...Read More

• The China dilemma: cheap coal energy vs clean water

  10 Oct 2013

  To meet its growing energy needs, China is planning to build hundreds of coal-fired power plants i... . ...Read More

• CCI approval to Ushdev-Gupta Coal India deal

  10 Oct 2013

  Fair trade regulator CCI has approved wind power maker Ushdev Windpark's proposed purchase of ... . ...Read More

• Coalition mulls retreat from coal to pass energy bill

  10 Oct 2013

  Coal-fired power stations would be consigned to the fringes of the energy market under a plan bein... . ...Read More

• EPA norms shutter New England’s largest coal pant

  10 Oct 2013

  New England’s largest coal-fired power plant has been slated for shutdown, partly due to Env... . ...Read More

• International coal prices move in narrow range

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: International coal prices remained almost flat, with a few varieties showing a slight v... . ...Read More

• Total electricity generation in H1 at 481.85 billion units

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Total energy generation during the first six months (April-September) of 2013-4 has bee... . ...Read More

• GSECL extends bid submission date to procure imported steam coal

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), one of the leading power utiliti... . ...Read More

• Common rail corridor proposed for Rampia coal block

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: The Odisha government has proposed a plan to develop a common rail corridor for the Ram... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Mormugao port up 24.49% m-o-m in Sept

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Imports of coking coal via Mormugao port stood at 442,178 tons during the month of Sept... . ...Read More

• PCI coal imports via Mormugao port at 68,075 tons in Sept

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: PCI coal imports via Mormugao port stood at 68,075 tons during the month of September 2... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Mormugao port at 70,439 tons in Sept

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Import of petcoke via Mormugao port stood at 70,439 tons during the month of September ... . ...Read More

• New captive berth increases coal imports via NMPT

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Coal imports through New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) increased almost 1.6% to 0.16 mill... . ...Read More

• Ex-NTPC Director A K Singhal appointed CERC member

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: A K Singhal, former Director (Finance) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), be... . ...Read More

• Coal banking report this month: B.K. Chaturvedi

  09 Oct 2013

  The report on coal banking policy would be submitted by the end of this month, said B.K. Chaturved... . ...Read More