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• Imported coal stock at 17 ports flat w-o-w: InterOcean

  27 Apr 2016

  Imported coal stocks at 17 ports stood at 11.27 mt on April 21, 2016, showing a flat trend compare... . ...Read More

• India’s average plant load factor increases in 2015-16

  27 Apr 2016

  India’s average plant load factor (PLF) for coal and lignite-based power plants rose to 62.1... . ...Read More

• India’s 2015-16 total power generation rises 5.30%

  27 Apr 2016

  India’s total power generation was up 5.30% to 1,107.385 billion units (BU) during financial... . ...Read More

• India adds 23,976.6 MW generation capacity in FY16

  27 Apr 2016

  India has added 23,976.60 MW power generation capacity during financial year 2015-16, an increase ... . ...Read More

• Cement getting into a structural long¬term bull run; time to invest?

  27 Apr 2016

  Global headwinds are likely to keep the domestic stock market volatile, but cement is one sector w... . ...Read More

• Cabinet clears 5,100 crore power, cement plant plans

  27 Apr 2016

  The cabinet on Tuesday cleared proposals related to special benefits for setting up cement and pow... . ...Read More

• Coal And Steel May Have Been Given A Lifeline By China

  27 Apr 2016

  A big news item the last few weeks has been China’s efforts to curb domestic coal and steel ... . ...Read More

• Now, dependence on imported coal is less: Ajay Jain

  27 Apr 2016

  APGenco has not imported even a single tonne of coal from foreign countries after March 2015 as it... . ...Read More

• Coal tops value of minerals in February 2016

  27 Apr 2016

  Coal has topped total value of mineral produced during February 2016. Its share was 43% and was va... . ...Read More

• China Nixes Coal Expansion

  27 Apr 2016

  China has announced that approximately 200 planned coal-fired electric power plants may never be b... . ...Read More

• China Bans Some New Coal Power Plants

  27 Apr 2016

  China’s government is banning construction of new coal-fired power plants in areas with surp... . ...Read More

• Very strong demand for G13 in March on other platform

  26 Apr 2016

  Very strong demand was witnessed in March 2016 for grade G13 (GCV 3,401 to 3,700 Kcal/kg) coal as ... . ...Read More

• No offers for G14 grade seen in March on other platform

  26 Apr 2016

  As in January 2016 and February 2016, G14 grade (GCV 3,101 to 3,400 Kcal/kg) coal was not offered ... . ...Read More

• Very high demand for G12 in March on other platform

  26 Apr 2016

  Very strong demand was witnessed in March 2016 for G12 grade (GCV 3,701 to 4,000 Kcal/kg) coal off... . ...Read More

• Very high demand for G11 in March on other platform

  26 Apr 2016

  Very strong demand was witnessed in March 2016 for G11 grade (GCV 4,001 to 4,300 Kcal/kg) coal as ... . ...Read More