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• 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

• There is no energy trajectory for India that does not utilize coal: Benjamin Sporton, World Coal Association

  04 Apr 2018

  Renewable energy generation may have grown at a rapid pace in India in the past few years but coal... . ...Read More

• VO Chidambaranar Port sets new record in handling thermal coal

  26 Mar 2018

  The VO Chidambaranar Port Trust has created a new record in handling thermal coal in a single day,... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto exits coking coal, seeks new economy metal ventures

  26 Mar 2018

  Miner Rio Tinto is selling its last remaining Australian coking coal asset, Kestrel, shifting grow... . ...Read More

• Selloff leaves premium coking coal well below spot trends with HCC, PCI prices

  26 Mar 2018

  The latest drop in spot premium coking coal prices has left the gap with lower-priced second-tier ... . ...Read More

• Coal is in decline globally, but Asia is driving new plant development

  26 Mar 2018

  While the number of coal-fired power plants built worldwide has fallen over the past two years, As... . ...Read More

• Coal India to set up plants for coal gasification

  22 Mar 2018

  To promote environment-friendly uses of coal, Coal India Ltd (CIL) is planning to set up plants fo... . ...Read More

• CIL to set up plants for coal gasification: Goyal

  22 Mar 2018

  To promote environment-friendly uses of coal, Coal India is planning to set up plants for coal gas... . ...Read More

• Analysis: Coking coal pricing holds up in Europe as China gap seen

  19 Mar 2018

  European coking coal buyers may have factored in the potential for more spot price volatility, opt... . ...Read More

• Higher loading plan by CIL to push railways’ freight volume

  19 Mar 2018

  Going by the coal loading projections for Coal India (CIL) by the Ministry of Power, the Indian Ra... . ...Read More

• Opportunity limited for coal suppliers in China

  15 Mar 2018

  That’s the assessment of consultancy Wood Mackenzie, which said its long-term projections fo... . ...Read More

• Auction of coal mines to bring efficiency into the coal sector

  15 Mar 2018

  Auction of coal mines for sale of coal is expected to bring efficiency into the coal sector due to... . ...Read More

• Asia thermal coal: Gloomy China market conditions to last weeks

  13 Mar 2018

  Import demand for China may remain lackluster for a few more weeks until Asia-Pacific market parti... . ...Read More