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• Here Are The First Market Reactions in Coal

  24 Jun 2014

  It's no secret the coal market is depressed.   Prices for thermal coal have fallen 50... . ...Read More

• Colombia’s coal output recovering fast — up 33.8% in Jan-March

  24 Jun 2014

  Colombia’s coal production jumped up 33.8% to 24.6 million tonnes between January and March ... . ...Read More

• "King Coal" in Australia faces rising investment backlash

  24 Jun 2014

  A farmer's habit of rising before dawn finds Cliff Wallace alone most mornings while a rag-tag... . ...Read More

• NZ’s subsidies of coal and rail are nothing like Australia’s

  24 Jun 2014

  Australian state governments spent A$17.6 billion on subsidies for mineral and fossil fuel industr... . ...Read More

• Extension of subdued trend in international coal markets

  23 Jun 2014

  June 23: An extension of subdued trend was witnessed in international coal markets on June 20 amid... . ...Read More

• Nabha Power in market to procure upto 0.23 mt imported coal

  23 Jun 2014

  June 23: Nabha Power Limited, a Punjab-based Independent Power Producer, is in market to procure u... . ...Read More

• Indian power sector’s capacity addition at 2,716.1 MW in May

  23 Jun 2014

  June 23: India’s power generation capacity addition in May 2014 stood at 2,716.1 MW against ... . ...Read More

• International coal prices seen soft on higher availability

  23 Jun 2014

  June 23: Excess availability of coal with miners and lower than expected demand from China and Ind... . ...Read More

• Power Sector procures only 0.176 mt coal in MSTC’s May e-auction

  23 Jun 2014

  June 23: The power sector consumers directly procured only around 1.76 lakh tons of coal in May 20... . ...Read More

• Severe decline in loading of coal from CIL mines

  23 Jun 2014

  June 23: The loading of coal by rakes from Coal India Ltd (CIL) has been severely affected in June... . ...Read More

• SLC (LT) to decide fate of 12 FSA of CIL on June 27

  23 Jun 2014

  June 23: The Standing Linkage Committee (Long Term) or SLC (LT) will decide the fate of 12 fuel su... . ...Read More

• Piyush Goyal assures coal supply to power producers

  23 Jun 2014

  Piyush Goyal, minister for coal, power and renewable energy, has assured power producers on regula... . ...Read More

• Government Moves to Raise Coal Output from Old Mines in Push for Power

  23 Jun 2014

  The coal and power minister said he will seek environment ministry approval next week to raise out... . ...Read More

• Piyush Goyal asks Coal India to sell washed coal only

  23 Jun 2014

  Coal Minister Piyush Goyal wants Coal India to sell crushed and washed coal only and has asked the... . ...Read More

• Acquisition of coking coal assets abroad becomes imperative: Government

  23 Jun 2014

  As domestic coking coal's crunch may lead to annual imports of 180 million tonnes by 2033, acq... . ...Read More