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• Power Shift: Shifting G20 International Public Finance from Coal to Renewables

  04 Dec 2017

  One year after the Paris Agreement entered into force, are countries really shifting their financi... . ...Read More

• Coal India increases coal supply to power plants by 9.2% during Apr-Nov 17

  04 Dec 2017

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) increased its coal supply to power utilities by 9.2% to 290.59MTs during Apri... . ...Read More

• Gas shortages bite as China moves away from coal

  04 Dec 2017

  Gas-supply shortages are hitting north and central China as Beijing tries to accelerate a shift aw... . ...Read More

• Gas shortages bite as China moves away from coal

  04 Dec 2017

  Gas-supply shortages are hitting north and central China as Beijing tries to accelerate a shift aw... . ...Read More

• Post wage hike, govt now asks Coal India to ramp up production

  04 Dec 2017

  The government has asked Coal India to focus on production enhancement, saying it cannot let the &... . ...Read More

• NTPC eyes stressed coal-power plants

  30 Nov 2017

  The government seems to have begun deploying the considerable fiscal muscle of central public-sect... . ...Read More

• Solar Energy Prices Continue to Plunge While Coal Prices Climb Higher

  30 Nov 2017

  Studies investigating the price of solar power have revealed some surprising results. Prices for n... . ...Read More

• Executive salary hike to cost Coal India Rs800cr

  30 Nov 2017

  The management of Coal India Ltd made a statement that they are planning to pay its executives a R... . ...Read More

• As India’s Coal Shortage Continues, Private Players Are Irked at NTPC’s Bigger Share

  28 Nov 2017

  As Coal India (CIL) struggles to step up coal supply to private power plants, it has been left puz... . ...Read More

• Petcoke ban: Shifting back to coal is easier said than done for cement companies

  28 Nov 2017

  Some cement producers are shifting back to coal from petroleum coke (petcoke) to meet their fuel r... . ...Read More

• India’s coal imports set to fall, renewables will rise: Fitch

  28 Nov 2017

  Imports of thermal coal, used for generating electricity in power plants, in India will continues ... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry invites application for Coal India chairman’s post

  28 Nov 2017

  The coal ministry, which has formed a search committee for finding a chairman for Coal India (CIL)... . ...Read More

• The twin threats from coal and oil prices

  27 Nov 2017

  Global coal prices are hovering around $90 a tonne and that will show up in our import bill. Coal ... . ...Read More

• No point pursuing coal over renewables

  27 Nov 2017

  From Paris Agreement to International Solar Alliance, India sends a reassuring signal to the globa... . ...Read More

• Mozambique: Vale Doubles Coal Production

  23 Nov 2017

  The Brazilian mining company Vale mined about ten million tonnes of coal from its open cast mine a... . ...Read More