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• Government calls off fourth round of coal block auctions

  31 Dec 2015

  Slowdown in the steel industry has hit coal block auctions, with the coal ministry cancelling the ... . ...Read More

• Nov coal handling by 9 ports falls 3.60% m-o-m

  31 Dec 2015

  The total handling of coal by nine ports - Cochin, Dahej, Haldia, Magdalla, New Mangalore, Paradip... . ...Read More

• S Africa coal prices harden marginally in soft market

  30 Dec 2015

  In an overall soft market, the prices of standard South African coal firmed up a bit on December 2... . ...Read More

• International freight rates ease further in December

  30 Dec 2015

  International freight rates continued to ease in the month of December amid weak economic cues fro... . ...Read More

• Adani Power’s Nov coal imports 20% above target

  30 Dec 2015

  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 November

  30 Dec 2015

  There were no imports of steam coal by Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd (APGENCO) i... . ...Read More

• TANGEDCO’s Nov steam coal imports up 70% m-o-m

  30 Dec 2015

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

• MAHAGENCO’s November coal import at 69,000 tons

  30 Dec 2015

  After having not received a single ton of imported coal in October and September, Maharashtra Stat... . ...Read More

• KPCL’s coal imports in Nov at negligible 4,000 tons

  30 Dec 2015

  India Coal Market Watch December 30: Imports of steam coal by power utility Karnataka Power Cor... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s Nov coal import only 49% of revised target

  30 Dec 2015

  The receipt of imported coal by NTPC in November stood at 490,000 tons, which was only 49% of the ... . ...Read More

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

  30 Dec 2015

  India Coal Market Watch December 30: Despite higher coal availability, the plant load factor (PL... . ...Read More

• Indian power cos’ Nov coal consumption dips 11% m-o-m

  30 Dec 2015

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

• • Indian power units’ Nov coal receipts up 1.09% m-o-m

  30 Dec 2015

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

• • Indian power units’ Nov coal imports dip 9% m-o-m

  30 Dec 2015

  Indian power utilities’ coal imports in November 2015 stood at 6.23 million tons (mt), down ... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks at India’s power units cross 30-mt mark

  30 Dec 2015

  Coal stock levels at about 100 thermal power plants monitored by the Central Electricity Authority... . ...Read More