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• Coal’s contribution to the energy mix to decline slightly by 2023

  16 Jan 2019

  While global coal demand looks set to rise for the second year in a row in 2018, it is forecast to... . ...Read More

• Russian coal output rises

  16 Jan 2019

  Russian coal production rose by 6pc, or almost 24mn t, in 2018 compared to 2017 to 433.2mn t, acco... . ...Read More

• NTPC Issues Floating Solar Tender for 20 MW at its Gas Power Station in Rajasthan

  15 Jan 2019

  The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has invited bids for a 20 MW of grid-connected float... . ...Read More

• NTPC to use straw pellets in power plants

  15 Jan 2019

  With governments still pondering over best suited solution to address worsening air pollution in t... . ...Read More

• Metallurgical coal quality differentials evolve on policy, market shifts

  14 Jan 2019

  China's National Development and Reform Commission in mid-November imposed further port restri... . ...Read More

• NTPC seeks more NCL coal under flexi scheme

  14 Jan 2019

  State-run power producer NTPC Ltd has sought more coal from Coal India subsidiary Northern Coalfie... . ...Read More

• Indian Aluminium Makers Hurt by Pangs Of Rising Coal Costs

  11 Jan 2019

  A consistent spike in coal costs has roiled India’s aluminium producers. If a spate of impor... . ...Read More

• Coal India likely to auction 30 million tonnes of coal in Jan-Mar quarter

  11 Jan 2019

  Coal India (CIL) is expected to put another 25-30 million tonnes (mt) of coal under the hammer in ... . ...Read More

• Front-quarter coal price may extend 9-month lows

  10 Jan 2019

  European coal front-quarter prices may extend current nine-month lows this week, with limited gene... . ...Read More

• Termites may help extract clean energy from coal: Study

  10 Jan 2019

  Termites may hold the key to transforming coal -- a big polluting chunk of the global energy suppl... . ...Read More

• Mining operations paralysed by strike: Mahanadi Coalfields

  09 Jan 2019

  Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) Tuesday said its effort to overcome production loss of 4.867 mi... . ...Read More

• Indonesia sets lower coal production target to help stabilize global price

  08 Jan 2019

  The government has lowered its coal production target for this year to 480 million tons in an effo... . ...Read More

• Nagaland Bans Illegal Coal Mining

  08 Jan 2019

  The Nagaland Cabinet on Monday decided to ban illegal coal mining in the state and also impose a p... . ...Read More

• CIL boost for wagon firms

  07 Jan 2019

  Private wagon manufacturers are upbeat about demand improving with Coal India Limited (CIL) renewi... . ...Read More

• Newcastle coal price to decline 30% by 2020 – ministry

  07 Jan 2019

  Asia-Pacific benchmark Newcastle coal prices could decline by around 30% by 2020, from 2018 averag... . ...Read More