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•	Demonetisation: Power distribution companies' coffers swell with old currency
•	Income Tax department asks two Tata Trusts to explain unlawful investments
•	20,000 petrol pumps may be allowed to offer cash across the country
•	Baltic sea index hits two-year high on coal and iron ore demand, outlook still seen tough
•	Forty nations agree to meet 100% renewable energy targets

Oil & Gas
•	Cash at petrol pumps only in rural areas, clarifies petroleum dealers' body
•	IOC retail outlets in rural West Bengal start dispensing cash
•	Petronet bets on LNG-fuelled vehicles to drive up demand
•	Obama blocks new oil, gas drilling in Arctic Ocean
•	ConocoPhillips seeks to sell 47 year-old Alaska Kenai LNG export terminal
•	Russian energy minister says drawing closer to OPEC on output
•	Iraq's oil contracts make joining OPEC output cut more painful

Coal
•	SC refers Jindal's plea to other bench hearing coal scam cases
•	Can Trump make coal great again? At least some companies think so
•	Reliance Mutual Fund files for second tranche of CPSE Exchange Traded Fund

Power
•	NHPC issues Rs 2,250 crore of bonds following 28 per cent rise in Q2 net profits
•	Japan's PM Abe meets Trump, says confident can build trust
•	Uttar Pradesh govt gives nod to power projects worth Rs 768 crore
•	Domestic brokerages see over 30 per cent upside in NTPC over next 12 months
•	MobiKwik announces tie-up with Southern Power Distribution Company Limited in Andhra Pradesh.
•	ABB India and IIT Madras to improve micro grid and electricity access in remote areas
•	NTPCs Vindhyachal power plant bags IPMA International Project Excellence award
•	Karnataka scouts for technology that will repurpose thermal plant residue

Renewable
•	India's total solar capacity crosses 10 GW mark: Bridge to India
•	COP22: Four nations map course to carbon-free economies
•	China to boost geothermal power to cut coal use, CO2 emissions by 2020
•	Smog may be easing, but in parts of China water quality worsens