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• Wind and Solar Cheer as Coal Vows Battle on Obama’s Energy Plan

  03 Aug 2015

  The wind and solar industries cheered while coal companies vowed to kill President Barack Obama&rs... . ...Read More

• Turkey’s H1 thermal coal imports jump 29% year on year to 12.9 mil mt

  03 Aug 2015

  Turkey’s imports of bituminous thermal coal in the first half of 2015 surged 29% year on yea... . ...Read More

• Ukraine faces mounting coal shortage problems

  03 Aug 2015

  Ukraine’s thermal power plants face mounting problems with coal shortages while energy compa... . ...Read More

• CFR South China Coal swaps slide this week

  03 Aug 2015

  API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for 4Q’ 2015 delivery declined US$ 1.64 (3.14%) per MT month... . ...Read More

• Newcastle Coal swaps decline further last week

  03 Aug 2015

  API 5 FOB Newcastle Coal swap for 4Q’ 2015 delivery down $ 1.92 per MT (-4.22%) month over m... . ...Read More

• Capesize rates push BDI upward

  03 Aug 2015

  The freight market was buoyant this week as BDI rose 4.14 pct to 1131 points. The cape index was a... . ...Read More

• Dry Bulk Market keeps its momentum, as outlook improves

  03 Aug 2015

  Although conditions remain more than challenging, especially from an economic point of view (aka C... . ...Read More

• PPA-ready gencos to get coal linkage

  31 Jul 2015

  Given the litigation over the cap on fixed costs, the government would desist from auctioning more... . ...Read More

• Government mulls allocation of coal mines for commercial mining

  31 Jul 2015

  To boost coal production , the government is working on a methodology for allocation of coal mines... . ...Read More

• Govt gets Rs 1,029 cr from coal mines auction, allocation

  31 Jul 2015

  Government received Rs 1,029.7 crore in upfront payment from auction and allotment of coal blocks ... . ...Read More

• Monnet Ispat to surrender Odisha coal block bagged in auction

  31 Jul 2015

  Monnet Ispat & Energy will surrender a coal block in Odisha that it bagged for its power plant... . ...Read More

• R-Power moves court against Sasan coal block cancellation

  31 Jul 2015

  Anil Ambani's Reliance Power and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sasan Power on Thursday moved the... . ...Read More

• Coal Block Case: Court Notice to Central Vigilance Commission Director

  31 Jul 2015

  A court here on Thursday issued notice to the director of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) w... . ...Read More

• World Bank won’t fund coal-related projects in India

  31 Jul 2015

  The World Bank has made a U-turn on its stance that coal is the backbone of the India's energy... . ...Read More

• WCA calls on World Bank to recognize role of coal power in meeting global energy needs

  31 Jul 2015

  The World Coal Association (WCA) has today called on the World Bank to recognise the vital role of... . ...Read More