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• Solar power equipment manufactures express concern over GST

  02 Sep 2016

  Manufacturers of solar equipment have raised concern over the possible cost escalation of power pr... . ...Read More

• US to help India meet climate goals with coal: Elizabeth Sherwood­Randal

  01 Sep 2016

  What role is the US playing in the development of clean energy in India? The broad contours of o... . ...Read More

• Naveen Patnaik seeks greater share of clean energy cess for coal­bearing states

  01 Sep 2016

  Pointing out that coal­bearing Odisha has been very supportive of the Centre's push to i... . ...Read More

• Power prices to rise, with coal freight hike, green cess

  01 Sep 2016

  New rate and cess increases would erode the benefit to power plants from surplus coal availability... . ...Read More

• Coking coal prices are on fire — up more than 80% in six months

  01 Sep 2016

  Prices of coking coal, the steel-making kind, keep soaring on slowing supply growth from China and... . ...Read More

• The Challenge of Cutting Coal Dependence

  01 Sep 2016

  It won’t be easy to get rid of coal.   Worried the nation might miss its 2020 targe... . ...Read More

• CCI imposes Rs 6,700 crore fine on 10 cement companies, including ACC, Ultratech and Lafarge for cartelization

  01 Sep 2016

  The Competition Commission of India asked 11 cement companies and their lobby group Cement Manuf... . ...Read More

• Why Is Large-Scale Wind Power So Hard To Build?

  01 Sep 2016

  The Bureau of Land Management faces a problem and wants to shake up the rules around wind farm app... . ...Read More

• Slight improvement in coal, lignite exploration till July

  31 Aug 2016

  India’s promotional and detailed drilling during the first 4 months (April-July) of 2016-17 ... . ...Read More

• Neyveli Lignite production in July falls far below target

  31 Aug 2016

  Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) has produced only 1.95 million tons (mt) of lignite duri... . ...Read More

• Ministry of Coal signs production agreement with NTPC

  31 Aug 2016

  The Ministry of Coal has signed a Coal Development and Production Agreement (CMDPA) for Mandakini ... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s Koldam hydro power station achieves record PLF

  31 Aug 2016

  Koldam Hydro Project, a NTPC India's (4x200 MW) hydel power generation in Himachal Pradesh on ... . ...Read More

• Coking coal prices continue to surge in global markets

  31 Aug 2016

  Firmness prevailed in international steam coal prices on August 30, but coking coal prices surged ... . ...Read More

• China commissions high-capacity solar thermal power plant

  31 Aug 2016

  Chinahas commissioned its first solar thermal power plant with high-capacity energy storage in the... . ...Read More

• CREDAI urges govt. to rein in cement manufacturers

  31 Aug 2016

  Alleging that the cement manufacturing companies in the country colluded to create an artificial d... . ...Read More