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• 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

• Jaiprakash gets four bids for 20 mtpa cement biz

  25 Jan 2016

  Jaypee group-promoted Jaiprakash Associates has received four bids for the cement&n... . ...Read More

• China Working On A Floating Nuclear Power Plant

  25 Jan 2016

  There are many countries in the world that use nuclear power plants to generate electricity, even ... . ...Read More

• India Matters: Solar Revolution In Uttar Pradesh

  25 Jan 2016

  In Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, private diesel generators power the rural economy. Noisy, pol... . ...Read More

• Coal supplies fire up power producers

  25 Jan 2016

  After several quarters of lull in the industry, coal-based power generating companies saw some bre... . ...Read More

• West Coast coal mine closes

  25 Jan 2016

  The poor price for coal has forced the suspension of operations at the West Coast's last under... . ...Read More