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• Coalition mulls retreat from coal to pass energy bill

  10 Oct 2013

  Coal-fired power stations would be consigned to the fringes of the energy market under a plan bein... . ...Read More

• EPA norms shutter New England’s largest coal pant

  10 Oct 2013

  New England’s largest coal-fired power plant has been slated for shutdown, partly due to Env... . ...Read More

• International coal prices move in narrow range

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: International coal prices remained almost flat, with a few varieties showing a slight v... . ...Read More

• Total electricity generation in H1 at 481.85 billion units

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Total energy generation during the first six months (April-September) of 2013-4 has bee... . ...Read More

• GSECL extends bid submission date to procure imported steam coal

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), one of the leading power utiliti... . ...Read More

• Common rail corridor proposed for Rampia coal block

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: The Odisha government has proposed a plan to develop a common rail corridor for the Ram... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Mormugao port up 24.49% m-o-m in Sept

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Imports of coking coal via Mormugao port stood at 442,178 tons during the month of Sept... . ...Read More

• PCI coal imports via Mormugao port at 68,075 tons in Sept

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: PCI coal imports via Mormugao port stood at 68,075 tons during the month of September 2... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Mormugao port at 70,439 tons in Sept

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Import of petcoke via Mormugao port stood at 70,439 tons during the month of September ... . ...Read More

• New captive berth increases coal imports via NMPT

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: Coal imports through New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) increased almost 1.6% to 0.16 mill... . ...Read More

• Ex-NTPC Director A K Singhal appointed CERC member

  09 Oct 2013

  October 9: A K Singhal, former Director (Finance) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), be... . ...Read More

• Coal banking report this month: B.K. Chaturvedi

  09 Oct 2013

  The report on coal banking policy would be submitted by the end of this month, said B.K. Chaturved... . ...Read More

• Rail corridor planned for Rampia coal block

  09 Oct 2013

  After planning a common rail corridor for the Angul-Talcher-Chhendipada belt, the Odisha governmen... . ...Read More

• Missing files: CBI collects documents from coal ministry

  09 Oct 2013

  A CBI team today held a meeting with Coal Ministry officials in connection with missing dossiers... . ...Read More

• Beijing orders coal plants closed

  09 Oct 2013

  BEIJING will shut all four of its coal-fired power plants by 2015, as authorities in China conti... . ...Read More