June 16, 2010: The Indian unit of London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc has issued a spot tender to import 300,000 tonnes of steam coal, a company source said on Wednesday.

June 15, 2010: India's national authority on clean development mechanism (CDM) has approved Adani Power's two power projects to draw carbon credits worth Rs 290 crore annually.

June 11, 2010: Adani Power Ltd (APL) is likely to commission the third unit (330 MW) of Mundra thermal power station within a month.

June 11, 2010: State-run PFC is likely to invite preliminary bids for the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project at Bedabahal in Orissa tomorrow, even as the fate of a similar project in Chhattisgarh remains undecided due to non-receipt of environment clearance.

June 11, 2010: JSW Energy today said it may pick up 70 percent stake in South Africa-based Indian Ocean Mining Ltd, a move that would help the company in enhancing its fuel security.

June 10, 2010: Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Power has signed a share-sale agreement with Indonesia's Sugico Group to acquire three coal mines in a transaction that will involve a series of production-linked milestone payments.

June 07, 2010: India is looking at buying coal mines in Australia through two state-owned entities in a bid to bridge the domestic coal supply-demand shortfall, a top government official said here on Monday.

June 07, 2010: RP Goenka (RPG) flagship Calcutta Electric Supply Company (CESC) has just acquired 100% ownership in Dhariwal Infrastructure by snapping the remaining 50% for a shade over Rs 100 crore.

June 07, 2010: MUMBAI: Maharashtra's state power generation utility Mahagenco is looking for strategic partners to set up two critical power plants at Dhopave in Konkan and Dhondai in Dhule district.

June 05, 2010: The Karnataka government on Friday offered 3,000 Mw of gas-based power projects at a cost of Rs 12,000 crore to the private sector for investment. Of this, 2,100 Mw has been split into three projects of 700 Mw each.

June 05, 2010: State-owned Neyveli Lignite Corp today commissioned its lignite-based power plant at Barsingar, in Rajasthan.

June 06, 2010: A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services is planning to invest about Rs 3,000 crore to set up a 500-Mega watt (Mw) biomass power plant from municipal solid-waste, within two years.

June 07, 2010: Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), a state run apex electricity company in Gujarat, has entered into power purchase agreements (PPAs) with 28 companies for procuring 420 Mw of solar power.

June 07, 2010: JSW Energy (Bengal) Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the Bengal power and coal project, will be investing about Rs 2,000 crore in coal mine development.

June 07, 2010: KSK Energy Ventures Limited, a Hyderabad-based power plant developer, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) from its power plant at Nariyara, Chhattisgarh.

June 07, 2010: Sadbhav Engineering today said it has bagged a contract worth Rs 92.08 crore from a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL).

June 3, 2010: The power regulator is likely to propose a Rs 5 a unit (kilowatt-hour) cap on the sale of power from coal-fired plants in the short-term market.

June 3, 2010: Reliance Industries, freed from its non-compete agreement with the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) that barred it from investing in high-growth sectors, is likely to make its first big-ticket investment in coal-fired power plants.

June 3, 2010: Sasol, the largest producer of motor fuel made from coal, plans to spend $10 billion in India in partnership with the Tata Group on a block awarded last year, following similar investments in Indonesia and China.

June 3, 2010: India's largest power producer, NTPC, is set to acquire controlling interest in a 720-million-ton coal field in Australia in a deal valued at $1-1.5 billion, which will enable it to fire about 3,500 MW of power capacity.