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• Sharp downward correction in SA, Australian prices

  21 Mar 2016

  As expected, South African and Australian steam coal prices corrected downward on March 18 in the ... . ...Read More

• Big firms like UltraTech, ACC and Ambuja to gain from rising cement prices

  21 Mar 2016

  Large¬sized cement companies such as UltraTech Cement, Shree Cement, Ramco Cement, Orient Ceme... . ...Read More

• Now, RTPS struggles to find space to store excess coal

  21 Mar 2016

  The Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS), which was struggling to get water for its cooling towers... . ...Read More

• Biggest coal producer wants to become leadingclean-energy provider

  21 Mar 2016

  China's coal companies are looking to diversify as they battle a sales slump amid ongoingsuppl... . ...Read More

• Coal supply to power sector up 6% at 370 MT in Apr-Feb

  21 Mar 2016

  State-run miner Coal India supplied 370.80 million tonnes of fuel to the power sector during April... . ...Read More

• 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