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• Bangladesh signs deal with China to set up coal-based power plant

  09 May 2018

  The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and China Huadian Hongkong Company Limited... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage in 32 power plants due to rise in capacity utilisation

  08 May 2018

  As many as 32 power plants out of 114 in India have coal stockpiles that will last for seven days ... . ...Read More

• Adani losses prompt mining company to shift away from imported coal

  08 May 2018

  Adani’s coal-fired power business has reported more heavy losses, prompting the Indian congl... . ...Read More

• Indonesia sets May HBA thermal coal price at $89.53/mt, up 7% on year

  08 May 2018

  Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources set its May thermal coal reference price,... . ...Read More

• India added more energy capacity from renewables than coal last year

  07 May 2018

  For the first time ever, India has added more production capacity from renewable energy in a year ... . ...Read More

• Coal India Boosts Supplies To Power Plants By 14 Percent In April

  07 May 2018

  State-run Coal India Ltd. revved up fuel supplies to power plants by 14.4 per cent to 40.30 millio... . ...Read More

• Power gencos for changes in Coal India’s proposed pricing system

  02 May 2018

  Independent power generating companies (gencos) want Coal India (CIL) to determine the gross calor... . ...Read More

• Contura, Alpha to merge, creating largest U.S. met coal producer

  02 May 2018

  Contura Energy Inc and Alpha Natural Resources Holdings Inc said on Monday they agreed to merge, c... . ...Read More

• Contura, Alpha to merge, creating largest U.S. met coal producer

  02 May 2018

  Contura Energy Inc and Alpha Natural Resources Holdings Inc said on Monday they agreed to merge, c... . ...Read More

• US coal groups cash in on overseas demand

  02 May 2018

  On the campaign trail in 2016, President Donald Trump often pledged to bring back coal. For minewo... . ...Read More

• Adani builds coal-fired power plant in India to send energy to Bangladesh

  27 Apr 2018

  Godda, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, is surrounded by the country’s most productive coal... . ...Read More

• Botswana may get another new coal mine by 2019

  27 Apr 2018

  Maatla Resources has also submitter the mining license application for approval.   The Mm... . ...Read More

• Increased production at Chinese domestic coal mines lead to decline in thermal coal prices

  25 Apr 2018

  FocusEconomics’ April 2018 Consensus Forecast for Commodities shows a moderate downward traj... . ...Read More

• New procedure to reduce pollution from coal-fired power plants

  23 Apr 2018

  Coal, as a source of energy, is firmly out of favour now due to climate change considerations. Mos... . ...Read More

• No question of coal shortage during monsoon: Secy

  23 Apr 2018

  Ruling out any possibility of dry coal shortage in the upcoming monsoon season, the Coal Ministry ... . ...Read More