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• PSPCL urged to acquire thermal power plant of supercritical technology

  28 Apr 2016

  The Punjab Power Engineers’ Association has asked the PSPCL management to consider acquiring... . ...Read More

• Irish Cement to cut proposed alternative fuels usage at Limerick plant

  28 Apr 2016

  Irish Cement is planning to cut the amount alternative fuels it intends to co-process at its Limer... . ...Read More

• Southern Sees $6.7 Billion Kemper Plant Using Coal This Summer

  28 Apr 2016

  Southern Co. said its low-emission, $6.7 billion power plant in Mississippi will use coal for the ... . ...Read More

• Coal workers demand 50% salary hike

  28 Apr 2016

  Five central coal workers' unions have demanded a 50% hike in gross salaries of all coal workm... . ...Read More

• Why China (really) is losing its appetite for coal

  28 Apr 2016

  China announced this week it intends to halt construction of about 200 new coal plants, the likes ... . ...Read More

• Approval for Adani’s coal project in Australia faces fresh challenge

  28 Apr 2016

  A green group has asked the Supreme Court of Queensland to review the environmental approval grant... . ...Read More

• Panel to examine coal requirement by Sasan Power

  28 Apr 2016

  Government has decided to set up an inter-ministerial panel to examine and recommend the actual or... . ...Read More

• India adds 28,114 ckms transmission lines in 2015-16

  27 Apr 2016

  India has added 28,114 circuit kilometres (ckms) of transmission lines during financial year 2015-... . ...Read More

• SA coal prices inch up on cue from forward markets

  27 Apr 2016

  Spot prices of standard South African coal inched up on April 26, taking a cue from forward market... . ...Read More

• Marmagoa limestone imports down 49% in 2015-16

  27 Apr 2016

  Imports of limestone via Marmagoa Port were down 49.09% to 55,055 tons in fiscal 2015-16 against 1... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Marmagoa down 71% in 2015-16

  27 Apr 2016

  Imports of gypsum via Marmagoa Port were sharply down 70.71% to 41 tons in fiscal 2015-16 against ... . ...Read More

• No met coke imported via Marmagoa Port in 2015-16

  27 Apr 2016

  There have been no met coke imports through Marmagoa Port during 2015-16 while 327,775 tons had be... . ...Read More

• Marmagoa anthracite imports surge 123% in 2015-16

  27 Apr 2016

  Imports of anthracite coal via Marmagoa Port sharply rose 123.07% to 149,970 tons in fiscal 2015-1... . ...Read More

• Marmagoa Port PCI coal imports spurt 84% in 2015-16

  27 Apr 2016

  Imports of PCI coal via Marmagoa Port rose 84.03% to 473,299 tons in fiscal 2015-16 against 257,18... . ...Read More

• Marmagoa Port pet coke imports increase 53% in FY16

  27 Apr 2016

  Imports of pet coke via Marmagoa Port rose 52.57% to 601,861 tons in fiscal 2015-16 against 394,48... . ...Read More