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• No met coke imported via Cochin Port for 19 months

  18 May 2016

  There have been no imports of metallurgical coke via Cochin Port during the last 19 months, accord... . ...Read More

• No steam coal imported through Cochin Port in April

  18 May 2016

  There were no imports of non-coking coal (steam coal) via Cochin Port in April, according to provi... . ...Read More

• Drought likely to hit cement demand in key markets

  18 May 2016

  India may experience a tapering off in cement demand from May-end in key markets comprising Mahara... . ...Read More

• Malabar Cements Kochi unit to start ops by end-2017

  18 May 2016

  Malabar Cements Limited, a fully-owned Government of Kerala undertaking, expects its new cement pl... . ...Read More

• Projects worth 94,527.5 MW under construction in India

  18 May 2016

  As many as 130 power projects with a combined generation capacity of 94,527.50 MW were under const... . ...Read More

• Indian power plants FY17 coal requirement at 600 mt

  18 May 2016

  Indian power plants will need a total of about 600 million tons (mt) of coal during financial year... . ...Read More

• Extension of firm trend in international coal markets

  18 May 2016

  An extension of a firm trend was witnessed in South African coal prices on May 17, taking a cue fr... . ...Read More

• Now, UMPPs to be included in power companies performance parameters

  18 May 2016

  The development of ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) is set to get a fresh push, with the governme... . ...Read More

• Compat stays Rs 1,773-cr penalty on Coal India

  18 May 2016

  The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) on Tuesday set aside the Rs 1,773-crore penalty impose... . ...Read More

• Not Doomed Yet: For Several Hours, the U.K. Glimpses a Coal-Free World

  18 May 2016

  This is ‘Not Doomed Yet,’ Occasionally, the climate-friendlier future seems to peek ... . ...Read More

• Govt defers schedule for coal mine commercial mining

  18 May 2016

  The government has postponed the schedule of coal mines to be allotted for commercial mining and w... . ...Read More

• CIL’s y-o-y production degrowth at -1.4% till May 15

  17 May 2016

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) has reported a 1.4% yearly de-growth in coal production till May 15, 2016-17,... . ...Read More

• Paradip Port loads thermal coal in record time

  17 May 2016

  The east coast port of Paradip has done loading of thermal coal in a Panamax vessel at record time... . ...Read More

• Non-eventful power sector keeps index flat w-o-w

  17 May 2016

  In India, the previous week was a non-event for the power sector but global negative sentiment kep... . ...Read More

• SA prices inch up despite Chinese imports slowdown

  17 May 2016

  An improved trend prevailed in international coal markets on May 16 amidst stable demand levels de... . ...Read More