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• Developing coal blocks: NTPC may revise its invitation to contactors

  23 Apr 2015

  State-owned NTPCBSE 0.62 % may revise its invitation to contactor to develop its two coal blocks b... . ...Read More

• Govt policy soon on power plants swapping coal supplies

  23 Apr 2015

  Aiming to clear bottlenecks in the domestic coal supply, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal toda... . ...Read More

• CCI looking into allocation of three coal blocks

  23 Apr 2015

  The Competition Commission of India is looking into the possible cartelisation in the bidding for ... . ...Read More

• Power cuts in offing, but cheap coal, gas-pooling to cushion drought effect

  23 Apr 2015

  A deficient monsoon, coupled with peak summer demand, typically means power outages. And if past e... . ...Read More

• Chinese experts place faith in coal for power woes in Pakistan

  23 Apr 2015

  Analysing the on-going energy shortage as the core reason behind the stagnant growth, Chinese powe... . ...Read More

• Ukraine coal miners rally for protest mine closings, cuts to subsidies

  23 Apr 2015

  Hundreds of coal miners from all over Ukraine make it to Kyiv on April 22 to rally near the Cabine... . ...Read More

• 10,000 Protest New Coal Plant In China

  23 Apr 2015

  In northeastern Guangdong, about 10,000 residents of Heyuan (population 2.9 million) protested the... . ...Read More

• Death toll increased to 19 in coal mine accident in China

  23 Apr 2015

  At least 19 miners have died and two are still missing in a cold mine accident this week in north ... . ...Read More

• Top Exporter of U.S. Coal Seeks Refuge in Natural Gas Boom

  23 Apr 2015

  Xcoal Energy & Resources LLC, the largest exporter of U.S. coal, is betting on natural gas as ... . ...Read More

• Coal Companies Get Reprieve on Pension Costs

  23 Apr 2015

  Crushing liabilities and collapsing coal prices have prompted the administrators of an ailing pens... . ...Read More

• Australian steam coal prices spurt on severe storm, Indonesian soften

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: The spot price of low grades of Indonesian coal softened further on April 21, but Austra... . ...Read More

• MRPL may stop production of pet coke: NMPT

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) might stop production of pet coke d... . ...Read More

• CCI to look into cartelisation of cancelled coal blocks

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has taken up suo moto for looking into the pos... . ...Read More

• Power Grid Corp to invest Rs 5547.90 crore on various projects

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: Power Grid Corp Ltd plans to invest Rs 5547.90 crore on various projects, including thos... . ...Read More

• Allocation of mines to states by June: Swarup

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: The Ministry of Coal (MoC) will allocate coal blocks to the state entities for commercia... . ...Read More