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• Adani Power’s Dec coal imports 105% above target

  25 Jan 2016

  At a time when most of the power utilities in the country are shying away from imported coal, Adan... . ...Read More

• No steam coal imported by APGENCO in December

  25 Jan 2016

  As in November 2015, there were no imports of steam coal by Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corpor... . ...Read More

• TANGEDCO’s Dec steam coal imports up 116% m-o-m

  25 Jan 2016

  Steam coal imports by power utility Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation Corporation (TANGEDCO) stood... . ...Read More

• MAHAGENCO’s Dec coal imports sharply up m-o-m

  25 Jan 2016

  Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd (MAHAGENCO) imported a quantity of 102,000 tons of ... . ...Read More

• KPCL’s coal imports in December up manifold m-o-m

  25 Jan 2016

  Imports of steam coal by power utility Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) in December stoo... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s December coal imports increase 15% m-o-m

  25 Jan 2016

  The receipt of imported coal by NTPC in December 2015 stood at 563,000 tons, which was 56% of the ... . ...Read More

• Sharp fall seen in Apr-Dec PLF of Indian power plants

  25 Jan 2016

  Despite higher coal availability, the plant load factor (PLF) of coal-fired Indian power plants th... . ...Read More

• Indian power cos’ Dec coal consumption up 1% m-o-m

  25 Jan 2016

  Coal consumption by India’s power utilities monitored by the Central Electricity Authority (... . ...Read More

• Indian power cos’ Dec coal receipts up 6.26% m-o-m

  25 Jan 2016

  Total coal receipts, both indigenous and domestic, by Indian power utilities, in December 2015 sto... . ...Read More

• Indian power units’ Dec coal imports up 19.42% m-o-m

  25 Jan 2016

  Indian power utilities’ coal imports in December 2015 stood at 7.44 million tons (mt), up a ... . ...Read More

• New Mangalore Dec coal handling dips 15% m-o-m

  25 Jan 2016

  Handling of coal (imported coal) by New Mangalore Port stood at 400,191 tons in December 2015, sho... . ...Read More

• ‘Mining gear of dubious origin a safety concern’

  25 Jan 2016

  Mining equipment, especially electrical components, procured from unestablished sources, may raise... . ...Read More

• ‘Mining slowdown to persist longer than expected’

  25 Jan 2016

  The prolonged slowdown in the global mining industry is caused by overestimation of demand and ove... . ...Read More

• Singareni plans to appoint MDO for Naini block

  25 Jan 2016

  Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), which was allotted the Naini coal block in Odisha last ye... . ...Read More

• Sluggish drift in coal markets post-upward trend

  25 Jan 2016

  After a sharp upward movement in South African coal prices during the previous two session, a subd... . ...Read More