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• Mercator in talks to raise $300 million via coal asset sales, infusion

  10 Aug 2017

  Mercator Ltd is looking to raise $300 million, or about Rs 1,910 crore, by selling its coal assets... . ...Read More

• CIL floats first tender to supply coal under SHAKTI scheme

  09 Aug 2017

  State-owned Coal India has floated the first tender operationalising SHAKTI scheme providing coal ... . ...Read More

• NTPC seeks advice to surrender 2 coal mines in Chhattisgarh

  09 Aug 2017

  State-owned NTPC has sought the advise of consultancy arm of Coal India, CMPDIL, to surrender its ... . ...Read More

• Gujarat first state to implement coal utilisation between power units

  09 Aug 2017

  Setting a precedent, the Gujarat government has issued a tender for power developers to receive ch... . ...Read More

• Environment ministry panel eases coal mine expansion rules

  09 Aug 2017

  Expansion projects of coal mines involving increase in production capacity by up to 40% in 2-3 pha... . ...Read More

• China Struggles to Control Coal Prices and Production

  08 Aug 2017

  Last September, a sudden surge in coal prices caught China's government by surprise, forcing i... . ...Read More

• Govt annuls fifth round of coal mines auction on tepid response

  08 Aug 2017

  The government has annulled the fifth round of coal mines auction due to a poor response from bidd... . ...Read More

• NITI Aayog’s Draft Energy Policy Fuels Doubts About India’s Commitment to Renewables

  04 Aug 2017

  The 2017 National Energy Policy (NEP), drafted by the NITI Aayog, takes the baton forward from the... . ...Read More

• China energy regulator raises targets for curbing coal-fired power

  03 Aug 2017

  China's energy regulator on Monday said it was raising its targets for curbing coal-fired powe... . ...Read More

• Coal and power giants merge to boost reform

  03 Aug 2017

  China’s largest coal company plans to merge with a power giant to boost the nation’s t... . ...Read More

• Glencore coal chief urges axing of Renewable Energy Target

  03 Aug 2017

  Glencore’s most senior Australian-based executive says Finkel review recommendations do not ... . ...Read More

• Mitsubishi Corp Q1 net up 17% on higher coking coal prices

  03 Aug 2017

  Japanese commodities trading giant Mitsubishi Corp said on Wednesday its first-quarter net profit ... . ...Read More

• China: Coal, steel reforms squeeze debt

  02 Aug 2017

  Radical reform of the coal and steel industries has cut overcapacity and reduced debt levels among... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s e-auction coal sales up by 32 per cent in Q1

  02 Aug 2017

  Coal India’s e-auction of coal sales was up by around 32 per cent to 32.7 million tonne duri... . ...Read More

• NTPC remains slow on adding renewable capacity

  01 Aug 2017

  A year ago NTPC announced an ambitious target for achieving generation capacity of 128,000 megawat... . ...Read More