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• CESC’s Q3 net profit up 5.94%

  11 Feb 2014

  February 11: CESC Limited, a Kolkata-based power utility, has posted a net profit of Rs 107 crore ... . ...Read More

• CIL invites tenders for importing coal

  11 Feb 2014

  Coal India Ltd. (CIL) has invited tenders for importing five million tonnes of coal to meet its co... . ...Read More

• CIL calls private firms to bid for UCG projects

  11 Feb 2014

  Coal India has invited private companies to develop two underground coal gasification (UCG) projec... . ...Read More

• IMC formed to inquire into sale of coal from JSPL mines

  11 Feb 2014

  Government has set up an Inter- Ministerial Committee to inquire into the complaints received abou... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: SC orders filing of chargesheet in 6 cases

  11 Feb 2014

  The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to file chargesheet in six cases relating to irregula... . ...Read More

• Indonesia to cap coal production this year to support prices

  11 Feb 2014

  Indonesia will cap coal output at about 400 million metric tons this year, 5 percent less than 201... . ...Read More

• Government appoints two new directors on Coal India board

  11 Feb 2014

  State-owned Coal India (CIL) today announced appointment of two new non-official part time directo... . ...Read More

• Aussie dollar, costs hitting US met coal exports

  11 Feb 2014

  Low export coking coal prices due to ample global supplies is hurting the US industry particularly... . ...Read More

• Botswana to sign deal with Namibia to develop coal-export line

  11 Feb 2014

  Botswana and Namibia will sign a deal at the end of this month to develop a 1,500-kilometer (932-m... . ...Read More

• ‘Desperate’ Eskom burn-tests coal sample

  11 Feb 2014

  ESKOM has begun a 30-day burn test on a 200,000 tonne coal sample from the Waterberg Joint Venture... . ...Read More

• Petrovietnam to import coal from 2017 for power plants

  11 Feb 2014

  State oil and gas group Petrovietnam is looking to buy around 10 million tonnes of coal a year, mo... . ...Read More

• Dry winter to spur gas, coal burning in western US

  11 Feb 2014

  Below normal rain and snow fall along the Pacific coast and Rocky mountains this winter will sharp... . ...Read More

• Safer natural plants replacing coal

  11 Feb 2014

  While all power plants have health and safety “issues,” environmental problems related... . ...Read More

• Indonesian coal prices firm up marginally

  10 Feb 2014

  February 10: Lower grade Indonesian coal prices firmed up slightly in the spot markets on February... . ...Read More

• Indian consumers’ coal enquiries firm up

  10 Feb 2014

  February 10: Enquiries for imported coal from Indian consumers, particularly cement- makers, have ... . ...Read More