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• Captive power plants face coal shortage

  06 Nov 2017

  Captive power plants are facing problems with shortage of coal after the Centre directed the Singa... . ...Read More

• Coal-rake shortage hits Vedanta, Hindalco aluminium production

  03 Nov 2017

  A shortage in the supply of coal — due to inadequate rail rakes — has pushed up costs ... . ...Read More

• Coal India misses October output target by 3.3 million mt

  03 Nov 2017

  Indian state-run Coal India Ltd posted output in October of 46.14 million mt, falling short of its... . ...Read More

• Supplies to pressure Chinese coking coal prices

  02 Nov 2017

  Coking coal mine restarts in China are expected to pressure domestic prices lower, just as winter ... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks start building up at power plants, says secretary

  02 Nov 2017

  The power ministry on Wednseday said coal situation at power plants is “much better” n... . ...Read More

• Coal Prices Soar As Demand Heats Up

  02 Nov 2017

  Coal prices are on the rise again. With benchmark rates in Australia up over 30 percent since July... . ...Read More

• India considers coal gas project in Mozambique

  01 Nov 2017

  The Indian government is studying the economic viability of building a coal gas factory at the Moz... . ...Read More

• Thermal plants face coal shortage

  01 Nov 2017

  The thermal power projects in the State have been facing shortage of coal. According to official s... . ...Read More

• Coke, coking coal hit 4-month lows as winter sell-off continues

  01 Nov 2017

  Chinese coke and coking coal futures fell to four-month lows on Tuesday as investors continued to ... . ...Read More

• Coal conundrum

  01 Nov 2017

  A Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk study showed on Tuesday that of the global burden of man-ma... . ...Read More

• China Warns Coal Producers Against Manipulation

  31 Oct 2017

  China’s top economic planning agency warned coal companies not to engage in anti-competitive... . ...Read More

• NTPC TO BEGIN COAL PRODUCTION FROM TALAIPALLI MINE BY 2019

  31 Oct 2017

  The NTPC, India’s largest power producer in public sector, is likely to begin coal productio... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage hits thermal power plants across country

  27 Oct 2017

  Thermal power plants across the country are facing a shortage of coal. If this situation does not ... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry augments fuel supply to states with critical stocks

  27 Oct 2017

  The coal ministry has drafted a coal supply augmentation plan to supply 730,000 tonne of fuel on a... . ...Read More

• Allow private sector to takeover idle assets of ONGC and Coal India, says Anil Agarwal

  25 Oct 2017

  Vedanta Chief Anil Agarwal has stressed the government needs to privatise the idle assets of ONGC ... . ...Read More