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• As Coal’s Future Grows Murkier, Banks Pull Financing

  21 Mar 2016

  Tens of thousands of miners were on strike and coal prices were skyrocketing in October 1902. Afra... . ...Read More

• Power index edges up, but stays tepid entire week

  18 Mar 2016

  The power index remained range-bound on Friday. It may be recalled that the index remained lacklus... . ...Read More

• No anthracite imports via Pipavav Port for 9 months

  18 Mar 2016

  There have been no anthracite coal imports via Pipavav Port in the last nine months, from June 201... . ...Read More

• No coking coal imports via Pipavav for last 4 months

  18 Mar 2016

  There have been no coking coal imports through Pipavav Port for the last four months, from Novembe... . ...Read More

• Pipavav Port pet coke imports up 6% m-o-m in Feb

  18 Mar 2016

  Pet coke imports through Pipavav Port stood at 55,000 tons in February 2016, up 5.79% compared to ... . ...Read More

• Pipavav’s Feb steam coal imports remain flat m-o-m

  18 Mar 2016

  Imports of steam coal through Pipavav Port stood at 101,239 tons in February 2016, almost same com... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks at India’s power plants nearly at 38 mt

  18 Mar 2016

  Coal stocks at about 100 thermal power plants (TPS) monitored by the Central Electricity Authority... . ...Read More

• Coal-fired power generation outpaces coal demand

  18 Mar 2016

  A contrasting situation has emerged in India’s power sector wherein the growth in generation... . ...Read More

• FY17 thermal coal imports to dip further: Railways

  18 Mar 2016

  Indian Railways (IR) feels there will be a further decline in imports of steam coal by India in 20... . ...Read More

• Have rakes, but no demand from power plants!: IR

  18 Mar 2016

  Indian Railways (IR), which has been often criticised in the past for its inability to supply the ... . ...Read More

• Stable trend returns in international coal markets

  18 Mar 2016

  After a steady decline over the past two sessions, a stable trend was witnessed in South African a... . ...Read More

• As per new policy, govt to auction cement units

  18 Mar 2016

  The state government has decided to auction cement plants, including the one allotted to JP Associ... . ...Read More

• The federal coal leasing program is just corporate welfare

  18 Mar 2016

  The federal government’s outdated programs that lease public land for fossil fuel extraction... . ...Read More

• Policy on auction of coal linkages to power sector in 2¬3 months

  18 Mar 2016

  Policy on auctioning of coal linkages to the power sector is likely to be finalised in 2¬3 mon... . ...Read More

• Govt gets portal rolling for coal distribution

  18 Mar 2016

  In a consumer-friendly approach aimed at boosting transparency in business operations of the state... . ...Read More