Jayajit Dash / Bhubaneswar October 13, 2009, 0:58 IST

A Rs 2,400-crore surface coal gasification project planned by Coal India Ltd (CIL) and GAIL India is expected to move forward, as both the public sector companies have agreed to open a new round of negotiations soon on the project.

State and private thermal power stations from West Bengal form the bulk of the 11 power plants that have received coal supplies much below the guaranteed level from Coal India Ltd (CIL) during the first half of this fiscal.

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Driven by surge in imports of coking coal by China, growth in Japanese steel output and signs of recovery in the Indian economy, spot prices of the raw material are expected to firm up in the international market.

Private power producer Tata Power is scouting for coal mines abroad, including Australia and Mozambique, to meet demand for upcoming projects.

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