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• Adani builds coal-fired power plant in India to send energy to Bangladesh

  27 Apr 2018

  Godda, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, is surrounded by the country’s most productive coal... . ...Read More

• Botswana may get another new coal mine by 2019

  27 Apr 2018

  Maatla Resources has also submitter the mining license application for approval.   The Mm... . ...Read More

• Increased production at Chinese domestic coal mines lead to decline in thermal coal prices

  25 Apr 2018

  FocusEconomics’ April 2018 Consensus Forecast for Commodities shows a moderate downward traj... . ...Read More

• New procedure to reduce pollution from coal-fired power plants

  23 Apr 2018

  Coal, as a source of energy, is firmly out of favour now due to climate change considerations. Mos... . ...Read More

• No question of coal shortage during monsoon: Secy

  23 Apr 2018

  Ruling out any possibility of dry coal shortage in the upcoming monsoon season, the Coal Ministry ... . ...Read More

• BHP Billiton thermal coal output slumps in Jan-Mar; likely to rebound in Apr-Jun

  20 Apr 2018

  BHP Billiton Thursday said its thermal coal production slumped in the January-March quarter, but o... . ...Read More

• China coking coal, coke sink over 3 pct on slow demand, trade woes

  20 Apr 2018

      Coking coal and coke futures in China fell more than 3 percent on Thursday, pres... . ...Read More

• Greece submits bill on coal-fired plants sale, union threatens strikes

  19 Apr 2018

  The Greek government submitted a bill to parliament on Wednesday opening the way for the country&#... . ...Read More

• CIL to extract methane before mining coal

  19 Apr 2018

    Coal India (CIL) will undertake commercial extraction of methane from all new mines holdi... . ...Read More

• Steel production imperative to coal industry

  19 Apr 2018

  Steel production is crucial to the coal market in West Virginia, but regulations jeopardize succes... . ...Read More

• 30 new coal projects to boost CIL output

  09 Apr 2018

  The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has identified 30 new coal mining projects ... . ...Read More

• National Electricity Plan revised to make room for more coal

  09 Apr 2018

  The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has revised the National Electricity Plan (NEP) after gett... . ...Read More

• Coal India awaits CCEA clearance to start extraction of CBM

  09 Apr 2018

  The Cabinet may soon take a call on whether a fresh lease is required by state-owned Coal India fo... . ...Read More

• Coal India sets 20 GW solar power generation target in next 10 years

  04 Apr 2018

  Government-owned miner Coal India Ltd is planning to generate about 20,000 megawatt (MW) in the ne... . ...Read More

• Indonesia to postpone new coal, palm oil shipping rules to 2020

  04 Apr 2018

  Indonesia will delay until 2020 trade rules requiring exporters of coal and crude palm oil to use ... . ...Read More