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• Coal shortage hits thermal power plants across country

  27 Oct 2017

  Thermal power plants across the country are facing a shortage of coal. If this situation does not ... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry augments fuel supply to states with critical stocks

  27 Oct 2017

  The coal ministry has drafted a coal supply augmentation plan to supply 730,000 tonne of fuel on a... . ...Read More

• Allow private sector to takeover idle assets of ONGC and Coal India, says Anil Agarwal

  25 Oct 2017

  Vedanta Chief Anil Agarwal has stressed the government needs to privatise the idle assets of ONGC ... . ...Read More

• Chinese coal miner piles on bullish copper bets, fuelling rally: source

  25 Oct 2017

  A private coal mining industry investor in Shanxi province is the main actor behind a dramatic inc... . ...Read More

• CIL raises supplies 17% in Sept as coal demand spikes

  24 Oct 2017

  Fuel supply to power stations from Coal India's mines has risen 17% in September to 32 MT (mil... . ...Read More

• China coking coal, coke prices sink again amid oversupply worries

  24 Oct 2017

  China's steel raw materials extended recent losses on Monday, with coking coal down more than ... . ...Read More

• Coal reserves down at power plants despite CIL raising output

  24 Oct 2017

  Despite near-monopolist Coal India (CIL) increasing its production and dispatches to thermal power... . ...Read More

• As coal imports fall, major ports chalk out new strategies

  18 Oct 2017

  With coal imports declining, most major ports of the country are looking at coastal shipping and d... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage shuts 40% thermal power capacity in Rajasthan, Maharashtra

  17 Oct 2017

  Two of the biggest states in the country, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, have around 40 per cent of th... . ...Read More

• Coal India may consider price hike if unable to contain operational costs

  17 Oct 2017

  Faced with the burden of an additional cash outflow of at least Rs 5,600 every year on account of ... . ...Read More

• C’GARH AMONG NTPC’S KEY ALLOCATED COAL BLOCKS

  16 Oct 2017

  NTPC Ltd has been allocated 10 coal blocks spreading over Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand state... . ...Read More

• China Sept coal imports hit highest since Dec 2014 on domestic output curbs

  13 Oct 2017

  China's September coal imports rose to their highest level since December 2014 as Beijing'... . ...Read More

• UK and Canada announce global alliance to end coal power

  13 Oct 2017

  The UK and Canada on Wednesday called on other nations to join them in ridding their energy sector... . ...Read More

• Coal India Q2 PAT seen up 236.4% YoY to Rs. 2019.2 cr: Edelweiss

  13 Oct 2017

  Edelweiss has come out with its second quarter (July-September) earnings estimates for the Metals ... . ...Read More

• China steel hits 2-month low as pre-winter inventory rises

  12 Oct 2017

  Chinese steel futures dropped more than 2 percent to two-month lows on Wednesday, pressured by inc... . ...Read More