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• WB reiterates its opposition to price pooling

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: The West Bengal government might opt for more domestic coal if Coal India Ltd (CIL) ... . ...Read More

• WBPDCL producing at low capacity due to surplus power situation

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: Due to the surplus power in the state, West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WB... . ...Read More

• Demand for power in Haldia to surge in three years

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: The West Bengal government expects demand for power in Haldia to surge in the next t... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Ennore port up 6.58% in Aug m-o-m

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: Handling of coal at Ennore port stood at 1,863,000 tons during the month of August 2... . ...Read More

• Coal handling falls 36.23% m-o-m at Haldia Dock in August

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: Coal handling by Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) of Kolkata Port Trust fell 36.23% in Augu... . ...Read More

• Indian coking coal demand to gallop by over 40% by 2015

  26 Sep 2013

  Indian steel industry in its quest for capacity addition is likely catapult coking coal demand by ... . ...Read More

• Coal India averts strike with bonus pledge

  26 Sep 2013

  Coal India Ltd, the world’s largest producer of the fuel, averted a strike by its executives... . ...Read More

• Villagers denounce public hearing on setting up coal mines in Chhattisgarh

  26 Sep 2013

  Youth arrived in SUVs to take part in the hearing for supporting the Jindal project Young men &... . ...Read More

• JSPL lauds coal auction to pvt cos

  26 Sep 2013

  Private power players have demonstrated in the past that they are much more efficient and more suc... . ...Read More

• CCI forms group on coal supply to steel plants

  26 Sep 2013

  The government is trying to fast-track reforms when it has very little window for implementation b... . ...Read More

• Government to offer 4 big blocks to power companies in first ever coal bidding

  26 Sep 2013

  The government will offer four big coal blocks in Odisha with collective reserves of 2,000 million... . ...Read More

• Greater Coal Use Raises Stakes for Obama Climate Rules

  26 Sep 2013

  The amount of electricity generated by natural gas dropped 14% in the first seven months of the ye... . ...Read More

• UNC students make pitch for coal divestment

  26 Sep 2013

  Members of the UNC Board of Trustee’s Finance and Infrastructure Committee were impressed We... . ...Read More

• EPA Won’t Require Carbon Capture at Existing Coal Plants

  26 Sep 2013

  Existing coal-fired power plants won’t be required to install equipment to capture and store... . ...Read More

• China steam coal futures rise 1.04 pct in trading debut

  26 Sep 2013

  Steam coal futures on China's Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange opened up 1.04 percent in their tra... . ...Read More