Can't Wish Away Coal

December 2016

Benjamin Sporton, Chief Executive of the powerful London-based World Coal Association (WCA), urges India to move over to high-efficiency, low-emissio...

Tags: Benjamin Sporton, World Coal Association, Coal-fired power plants, Affordable, Reliable electricity, Coal, CO2 emissions, OECD, Televisions, Refrigerators, Washing machines, UN Climate Change Summit, Manish Pant

Tracking the global coal plant pipeline | Boom and bust 2016

April 2016

The world has too many coal-fired power plants, yet the power industry continues to build more. While the amount of electricity generated from coal h...

Tags: Coal-fired power plants, Electricity, International Energy Agency, Thermal power, Solar power, IEA, PV, Regional Distribution, Construction, Small Plant Replacement Policy, Coal Swarm, Shearer, Nicole Ghio, Lauri Myllyvirta, Aiqun Yu

Thermal Powertech flags off unit two of Krishnapatnam plant

September 2015

Thermal Powertech Corporation India has synchronised the second 660 MW unit of its 1,320 MW thermal power plant with the grid....

Tags: Thermal Powertech Corporation India, Thermal Power Plant, Coal-fired power plant, Power Distribution, Krishnapatnam plant

Emami Cement to build cement plant

September 2015

Emami Cement plans to build a 1.5 mtpa capacity cement plant in Panagarh, Bardhaman, West Bengal. The plan also includes a 10 MW captive coal-fired p...

Tags: Emami Cement, Panagarh, Bardhaman, West Bengal, Coal-fired power plant, WBIDC