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• Coal industry seeks equal support for cleaner coal vs renewables

  22 Sep 2015

  The World Coal Association (WCA) plans to press governments to provide equal backing for technolog... . ...Read More

• Fading Coal Industry in China May Offer Chance to Aid Climate

  22 Sep 2015

  Across China’s grimy coal heartland, mines have fallen silent, reduced production or shut do... . ...Read More

• Inner Mongolia Xilingol January-August coal output down 23.3% on y-o-y

  22 Sep 2015

  Xilingol League in northern China’s Inner Mongolia produced a total 59.14 million tonnes of ... . ...Read More

• 1Q16 FOB Indonesia Coal swap declined 6.49% m-o-m

  22 Sep 2015

  Indonesian coal swap for delivery 4Q 2015 declined month on month and week over week. The 4Q swa... . ...Read More

• Indonesia coal output down 15.4% in January-August

  22 Sep 2015

  Coal production in Indonesia fell 15.4% to 263 million tonnes in the first eight months of 2015, a... . ...Read More

• Coal project launched in Thai Binh Province of Vietnam

  22 Sep 2015

  The Viet Nam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) launched a coal exploration project in ... . ...Read More

• US miner Patriot Coal says Barclays-led group seeking liquidation

  22 Sep 2015

  Patriot Coal said the planned auction Monday of its coal assets is facing a consortium of investor... . ...Read More

• FOB Richards Bay Coal swaps fall continues

  22 Sep 2015

  API4 FOB Richards Bay Coal swap for delivery 4Q' 2015 declined week over week and month over m... . ...Read More

• Sable and CITIC enter MoU to develop a Zimbabwean coal power plant

  22 Sep 2015

  Sable Mining has entered into a MoU with CITIC Construction Co. Ltd (CITIC), a subsidiary of CITIC... . ...Read More

• Policy on coal linkages auction may take some time: Government to CIL

  21 Sep 2015

  The policy with regard to auction of coal linkages may take some more time to be finalised, govern... . ...Read More

• Rise in coal production at SCCL

  21 Sep 2015

  The  has produced 25.20 million tonnes of coal up to September 17 in the current fiscal as ag... . ...Read More

• NTPC allotted Mandakini B coal block for 4,000-Mw plant

  21 Sep 2015

  The coal ministry has allocated Mandikini B coal block in Odisha to NTPC. The block, which has ext... . ...Read More

• Nalco to spend Rs 1,000 cr on developing coal blocks

  21 Sep 2015

  Aluminium major National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) will spend around Rs 1,000 crore for develo... . ...Read More

• NLC identifies Thirumullaivasal for 4,000 MW power project in Tamil Nadu

  21 Sep 2015

  Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has identified Thirumullaivasal for its proposed 4000 mega watt ... . ...Read More

• Indian power plant thermal coal stocks slip to lowest level since end-March: CEA

  21 Sep 2015

  Combined stocks of thermal coal at 100 Indian power plants slipped below 27 million mt this week t... . ...Read More