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• More trains to transport coal from Trincomalee to Mahawa - Sri Lankan Transport Minister

  19 Oct 2015

  The government has decided to make use of more trains to transport coal from Trincomalee to Mahawa... . ...Read More

• Odisha hopes to bag Baitarani West coal block soon

  19 Oct 2015

  The state government hopes to bag the Baitarani West coal block soon for its PSU, Odisha Thermal P... . ...Read More

• Power woes: Coal issue resolved, Modi govt must now do this

  19 Oct 2015

  The fall in Indian power producers' consumption of costly imported coal is a key credit positi... . ...Read More

• Stick to coal norms, NGT directs power generation companies

  19 Oct 2015

  The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, has directed power generation companies to strictly adher... . ...Read More

• Centre relaxes norms after coal e-auction flops

  19 Oct 2015

  The Union coal ministry has tweaked its 'special coal e-auction' programme following a poo... . ...Read More

• Government ends coal block lease issues; 10 mines to start operations by March 2016

  19 Oct 2015

  The government has ironed out issues related to transfer of mining leases and grant of forest clea... . ...Read More

• Coal supplies from South Africa expected in late Nov - Ukrenergo

  16 Oct 2015

  Coal deliveries from South Africa to the thermal power plants (TPP) of power generating companies ... . ...Read More

• Ukraine imports 10.8 mln tonnes of coal worth $1.25 bln in nine months

  16 Oct 2015

  Ukraine in January-September 2015 imported coal and anthracite (foreign activity code 2701) in the... . ...Read More

• Polish Q3 seaborne thermal coal exports up 20% on the year: Weglokoks

  16 Oct 2015

  Seaborne exports of Polish thermal coal in the third quarter rose 19.9% on the year and 17.6% on t... . ...Read More

• As appetite for electricity soars, the world keeps turning to coal

  16 Oct 2015

  Despite growing attention to cleaner energy, two-thirds of the world’s electricity is still ... . ...Read More

• Mississippi coal barge rates to drop further after halving in past year: sources

  16 Oct 2015

  The dramatic drop in US coal exports has seen barge freight rates for shipments down the Mississip... . ...Read More

• U.S. doles out $15 mln to bolster coal state economic transition

  16 Oct 2015

  The Obama administration on Thursday awarded nearly $15 million in grants to projects across 12 co... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal production falls across all basins: EIA

  16 Oct 2015

  Weekly US coal production totaled an estimated 17.1 million st in the week that ended Saturday, do... . ...Read More

• Coal dewatering plant ships equipment to Indonesia

  16 Oct 2015

  A project that stirred the South Heart neighborhood for years is quietly emptying its huge white b... . ...Read More

• Japan’s coal imports forecast to withstand nuclear revival

  16 Oct 2015

  Japan's coal imports for power generation are unlikely to decline even if the country's nu... . ...Read More