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• Reliance Power makes smart move for coal supply

  11 Jun 2014

  Reliance Power has booked a year's coal supply for its 600MW plant at Butibori through forward... . ...Read More

• Coal Shortage Hits 2 Power Units at RTPP

  11 Jun 2014

  Generation of 420 mw electricity came to a halt in the third and fourth units of Rayalaseema Therm... . ...Read More

• Green tribunal bans rat-hole coal mining

  11 Jun 2014

  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) reiterated its ruling to ban rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya, ... . ...Read More

• Turkey needs new coal mining law

  11 Jun 2014

    Turkey needs a new coal mining law to prevent a repeat of its worst ever industrial disas... . ...Read More

• More than 400 jobs at risk at central Queensland coal mine after BHP Billiton scraps contract for preliminary work on a new mine pit

  11 Jun 2014

  More than 400 jobs at a central Queensland coal mine are at risk after BHP Billiton scrapped a con... . ...Read More

• AEP says 2014 coal burn to be 10-15% higher than expected

  11 Jun 2014

  American Electric Power expects its coal burn to be 10-15% higher in 2014 than previous projection... . ...Read More

• U.S. coal miner could be a canary for energy producers

  11 Jun 2014

  Consol Energy is shaping up to be a survivor. When the $11-billion (U.S.) coal miner bet big on sh... . ...Read More

• Plaquemines coal terminal, more trains pose health and safety risk to West Bank, residents say

  11 Jun 2014

  Health and safety concerns dominated a meeting in Gretna Tuesday night (June 10) designed to infor... . ...Read More

• Extremely weak trend in international coal markets

  10 Jun 2014

  June 10: The spot coal prices turned extremely weak in international markets on June 9 in absence ... . ...Read More

• ABG Cement buys South African coal on high sea sales basis

  10 Jun 2014

  June 10: ABG Cement Ltd on June 09 finalised a deal to procure 50,000 tons of South African coal t... . ...Read More

• Ukrainian coal cargo offered at $82 per ton CIF India

  10 Jun 2014

  June 10: One cargo of 1.50 lakh tons of Ukrainian steam coal was recently offered at $82 per ton C... . ...Read More

• Indian power generators to finalise deal for 16.46 mt imported coal soon

  10 Jun 2014

  June 10: A total of three major power generators of India – Mahagenco, NTPC and Tangedco &nd... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 8 ports up marginally

  10 Jun 2014

  June 10: India's imported coal stocks at eight ports -seven major and one private - provisiona... . ...Read More

• Rakes shortage affecting despatches from SECL

  10 Jun 2014

  June 10: Shortage of railway rakes is affecting despatches of coal from South Eastern Coalfields L... . ...Read More

• Captive power segment running at 45% capacity

  10 Jun 2014

  June 10: The captive power plants in India are witnessing a lowly 45% capacity utilisation despite... . ...Read More