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GVK gets green nod to import coal
GVK Power (Goindwal Sahib) Ltd, a subsidiary of GVK Power and Infrastructure, has got permission from the Environment Ministry to import coal from South Africa as a ´stop gap´ arrangement in case the company fails to get coal from its captive mines in Tokisud North sub-block in Jharkhand.
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NTPC to import 17 mt of coal this fiscal
The state-owned NTPC plans to import 17 million tonne (mt) of coal this fiscal which is higher than the quantity purchased last financial year.
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CIL misses output target again
Coal India produced only 34.54 million tonne of coal in August, missing the target for a fourth month, even as acute fuel shortages continue to hit power generation. The target for August was 35.13 million tonne (mt).
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Coal shortage: Gujarat shuts 25% power capacities
With power plants in Gujarat facing acute shortage of coal, 7,563 MW of power generation capacities have closed down. This is more than a quarter of state´s total installed 18,510 MW capacities.
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Rites to submit DPR for coal corridor
Rites Ltd, the engineering and consultancy arm of Indian Railways, would submit the detailed project report (DPR)
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Singareni Collieries enters partnership with RITES
Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) has concluded an MoU with RITES for extending rail infrastructure facilities at the mining areas of the company in Telangana
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IWAI eyes Rs 2,000-crore waterway
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is likely to start work on a Rs 2,000 crore project to develop stretches of 332 km in two phases. In the first phase,
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Rail links for coal come up
Three crucial rail link projects that will help evacuate and deliver over 200 million tonne of coal from mines in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha are likely to be completed by December 2016, according to PMG Chairman Anil Swarup
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Rail links for coal come up
Three crucial rail link projects that will help evacuate and deliver over 200 million tonne of coal from mines in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha are likely to be completed by December 2016, according to PMG Chairman Anil Swarup