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• Fitch: Met coal price recovery unlikely over near term

  10 Mar 2016

  Metallurgical (met) coal prices will likely remain weak over the near term, increasing only gradua... . ...Read More

• Gas-Fired Generation Will Beat Coal in 2016, EIA Say

  10 Mar 2016

  The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its March 8 Short-Term Energy Outlook that nat... . ...Read More

• Coal Is Losing the Battle for the U.S. Market — Badly

  10 Mar 2016

  So much has changed since September. Just five months ago, coal and gas were neck and neck for the... . ...Read More

• Govt panel to resolve disputes between state electricity agencies, Coal India

  10 Mar 2016

  The panel set up for resolution of disputes between state electricity agencies and Coal India with... . ...Read More

• Coal grade slippage: Govt panel to meet by month-end

  10 Mar 2016

    The panel set up for resolution of disputes between state electricity agencies and Coal I... . ...Read More

• Coal secy promises more coal in forward e-auction

  09 Mar 2016

  Public sector coal miners may soon come out with detailed coal auction calendars to benefit coal c... . ...Read More

• Coal prices largely flat in international markets

  09 Mar 2016

  Seaborne coal prices showed a flat trend in the international markets on March 8, trade sources sa... . ...Read More

• CMPDI, CCO told to finalise grading of jhama

  09 Mar 2016

  The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has urged the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) and Co... . ...Read More

• New three DFCs to cost Rs 1.20 lakh crore each

  09 Mar 2016

  The construction cost of each of the newly-announced 3 Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) would be ... . ...Read More

• 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