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• Tamil Nadu to set up 800MW supercritical coal-based power plant

  01 Feb 2016

  Tamil Nadu government has set the ball rolling for establishing the state's first 800MW superc... . ...Read More

• U.S. coal for electricity plummets to 45-year low

  01 Feb 2016

  The amount of coal used for electricity generation in the United States has sunk to a 45-year low.... . ...Read More

• Coal India faces higher production woes on sluggish demand from state generation firms

  01 Feb 2016

  Amid sluggish demand, Coal India is facing dilemma over the production and finding it difficult to... . ...Read More

• CIL Dec e-auction allotment rises 3.17% m-o-m

  29 Jan 2016

  A sharp increase in coal offering for sale through e-auction resulted in higher allotment of the f... . ...Read More

• Adequate supplies sustain soft trend in pet coke

  29 Jan 2016

  A bearish tone is prevailing in the pet coke market on sufficient availability and not much increa... . ...Read More

• Uzbek cement plants to carry out energy-saving projects

  29 Jan 2016

  Qizilqumsement and Bekabad Cement intend to conduct energy saving projects at their plants by the ... . ...Read More

• Investment agreement signed for Nam Dinh thermal power plant

  29 Jan 2016

  A consortium of investors, including Taekwang Power and Aowa Power, signed an investment agreement... . ...Read More

• Floating Solar Panels Could Power Thousands of Households in Japan by 2018

  29 Jan 2016

  Japan isn’t very big. To be exact, the island nation is 145,925 square miles, or roughly the... . ...Read More

• Shares of construction, materials and cement firms rally on Smart City plan

  29 Jan 2016

  Shares of construction, cement and construction material companies surged as much as 9 per cent in... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry to take CCEA nod for fuel supply to power projects

  29 Jan 2016

  Coal Ministry to take CCEA nod for fuel supply to power projects The Coal Ministry will seek the... . ...Read More

• Coal giants abandon unprofitable mines, leaving rehabilitation under threat

  29 Jan 2016

  A Brisbane mining minnow that raised less than $750,000 from investors before inking a deal to buy... . ...Read More

• 9.8% output growth a problem; Coal India cannot stock coal at stockyards: Piyush Goyal

  25 Feb 2016

  Coal India's billion tonne by 2020 target may hit demand roadblock Coal ministry may force C... . ...Read More

• No offers for G14 grade coal in Dec on other platform

  28 Jan 2016

  As in October and November, 2015, G14 grade (GCV 3,101 to 3,400 Kcal/kg) coal was not offered by C... . ...Read More

• No offers seen for G1 grade coal in December e-auction

  28 Jan 2016

  As in the previous months of October and November, G1 grade (GCV above 7,000 Kcal/kg) coal was not... . ...Read More

• Chennai Dec gypsum imports plunge to 4,896t m-o-m

  28 Jan 2016

  Gypsum imports through Chennai Port dropped to an abysmal 4,896 tons month-on-month in December 20... . ...Read More