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SC decision on coal blocks likely to create overhang: Barclays

The apex court, which examined allocation of 218 blocks, said that "Common good and public interest have, thus, suffered heavily, as there was no fair and transparent procedure, all resulting in unfair distribution of national wealth".

SC decision on coal blocks to ultimately benefit economy: Javadekar

The Supreme Court had yesterday held that all coal block allocations made since 1993 till 2010 before pre-auction era during previous NDA and UPA regimes have been done in an illegal manner

Centre drops plans to build Rs 20K cr UMPP in Chhattisgarh

The coal block allotted for the project falls under the area of dense forests and therefore likely to have an adverse impact on the environment, sources said.

Adani Power eyes developing countries for expansion

Leading private utility Adani Power is actively evaluating opportunities in different parts of the world, especially in developing nations.

Power Min likely to tweak bid documents for UMPPs

The Power Ministry may tweak the bidding documents for upcoming ultra mega power projects to cater to the possibility of future increases in raw material rates.

Four UMPPs not awarded to developers yet: Goyal

Final bids for the Cheyyur UMPP in Tamil Nadu and Bedabahal UMPP in Odisha are due on 22 December and 7 January, respectively.

Coal auctions won't be easy. Forget about a quick fix for the power sector

This mess could have been avoided if the coal blocks would have been allotted through competitive bidding, from the very beginning.

Govt puts 42 Coal India projects on monitoring list

Coal India has 148 on-going projects which are under different stages of implementation.

Roadmap for coal-block allocations after final SC verdict: Javadekar

Supreme Court today reserved its order on the fate of 218 coal-block allocations which it has held to be illegal.<br />

Govt may consider auctioning 8 coal blocks with 1,773 MT reserves

The development comes at a time when Supreme Court had held that all coal blocks since 1993 have been allocated illegally and arbitrarily, bringing uncertainty to the fate of 218 block allocations.<br />