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• Jharkhand to add capacity to Tenughat thermal power

  09 Mar 2016

  Jharkhand is planning to add two 660-megawatt (MW) units to its much-talked- about Tenughat Vidyut... . ...Read More

• Adani land acquisition for Jharkhand TPS starts

  09 Mar 2016

  Land acquisition for the proposed 1,600-megawatt (MW) thermal power plant of Adani Group has kicke... . ...Read More

• Tata Power buys 30-MW Maharashtra wind unit

  09 Mar 2016

  Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power Ltd, has agreed to purcha... . ...Read More

• Nagarjunasagar hydel unit to run from Jul-Aug

  09 Mar 2016

  The 50-MW Nagarjunasagar hydel power plant is expected to be commissioned in July-August this year... . ...Read More

• Magdalla Feb coking coal imports up 4% m-o-m

  09 Mar 2016

  Imports of coking coal via Magdalla Port stood at 113,520 tons in February 2016, up 4.10% compared... . ...Read More

• Magdalla Feb steam coal imports dip 6% m-o-m

  09 Mar 2016

  Imports of steam coal via Magdalla Port edged down 6.23% in February 2016 to 320,805 tons from 342... . ...Read More

• Feb met coke imports via Magdalla up 2% m-o-m

  09 Mar 2016

  Imports of met coke via Magdalla Port stood at 1,02,564 tons in February 2016, up 1.67% from 100,8... . ...Read More

• No imports of pet coke via Magdalla in February

  09 Mar 2016

  There were no imports of pet coke via Magdalla Port in February 2016, according to provisional dat... . ...Read More

• 22 Coal India mining projects receive green nod in FY16

  09 Mar 2016

  As many as 22 mining projects of state-owned Coal India have received green clearance this fiscal.... . ...Read More

• Global investors summit: Haryana unveils new solar power policy

  09 Mar 2016

  IN A bid to generate 4,000-megawatt clean power using solar energy by 2022, the Haryana government... . ...Read More

• JPMorgan pulls out of coal

  09 Mar 2016

  The death rattle of coal industry grew a little louder when JPMorgan Chase announced last wee... . ...Read More

• Natural gas-fired US power generation to surpass coal in 2016: EIA

  09 Mar 2016

  The US Energy Information Administration expects lower natural gas prices will result in natural g... . ...Read More

• 2015’s electricity retirements: 80 percent coal plants

  09 Mar 2016

  In the US, electricity demand is growing very slowly, which means that capacity additions don'... . ...Read More

• China Renewable Energy Growth Soars & Coal Use Declines

  09 Mar 2016

  China’s solar and wind energy capacity increased by 74% and 34%, respectively, in 2015, whil... . ...Read More

• Aion Capital joins race for LafargeHolcim’s cement assets

  09 Mar 2016

  Private equity firm Aion Capital Partners has joined the race for LafargeHolcim’s 11 million... . ...Read More