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• 3 power units raise low coal stock alarm

  21 Jul 2014

  Three of the four power plants in the district, which are run by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) ... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry Rebuts Claims of Coal Shortage at NTPC Plants

  21 Jul 2014

  The skirmish between the Coal Ministry and state-run National Thermal Power Corporation took a new... . ...Read More

• Concern in Lok Sabha over coal shortage in thermal power plants

  21 Jul 2014

  Concern was voiced in the Lok Sabha today over reports that nearly half of the thermal power plant... . ...Read More

• Steel firms to seek duty rollback on coking coal imports

  21 Jul 2014

  Seeking a rollback of the 2.5 per cent duty imposed on coking coal imports, domestic steel firms w... . ...Read More

• Coal exports strong despite mass job losses

  21 Jul 2014

  Coal exports out of Port of Newcastle this year remain strong, despite mine closures and hundreds ... . ...Read More

• Some correction in SA prices, others continue to fall

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: A nominal upward correction was seen in standard South African steam coal prices on July ... . ...Read More

• Adani in pact with POSCO for rail line in Queensland

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: India’s largest integrated private power, port and infrastructure developer, the Ad... . ...Read More

• NTPC receives 34 proposals from private power cos

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: NTPC Ltd has received as many as 34 proposals from various coal-based thermal power proje... . ...Read More

• 23% of power generated in India is lost during T&D

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: More than 23% of power is wasted in India during transmission and distribution even as th... . ...Read More

• Indian power sector’s June capacity addition at 978.67 MW

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: India’s imports of coal, including non-coking, coking, anthracite, PCI, pet coke an... . ...Read More

• Sasan UMPP’s 5th unit starts functioning

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Reliance Power Limited, on July 15, said the boiler of the 660-MW fifth unit at the Sasan... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Mundra surge m-o-m in June

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Coking coal imports through Mundra Port during June 2014 rose almost five times to 226,44... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mundra up 11.63% in June m-o-m

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Steam coal imports through the port of Mundra moved up 11.63% to 2,211,052 tons in June 2... . ...Read More

• Anthracite coal imports via Mundra sharply up in June m-o-m

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Anthracite coal imports via Mundra Port stood at 2,020 tons during June 2014, up sharply ... . ...Read More

• Met coke import via Mundra Port up 72.33% in June m-o-m

  18 Jul 2014

  July 18: Imports of met coke via Mundra Port stood at 1,258 tons during the month of June 2014, up... . ...Read More