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• India's Coal Import Sees 3.1% Decline During Apr-Oct 2024

  20 Dec 2024

  India's coal imports during the April-October period of the financial year 2024-25 witnessed a major decrease of 3.1 per cent, reaching 149.39 million tonne (MT) compared to 154.17 MT in the corresponding period of last year, the Coal Ministry stated on Thursday. . ...Read More

• Plibersek approves four coal mine extensions

  20 Dec 2024

  Four coal miners have each been given a handy Christmas present with federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek giving their projects a green tick. The mine extensions are expected to support 3000... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry holds pre-bid meeting for 11th round of commercial mine auctions

  20 Dec 2024

  The meeting, held under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary and Nominated Authority Rupinder Brar, witnessed the participation of 50 bidders and addressed queries related to the auction process. . ...Read More

• Coal is the ‘cheapest form of energy’

  20 Dec 2024

  Agenda C Managing Strategy and Policy Director Parnell Palme McGuinness has claimed coal is the “cheapest form of energy”. . ...Read More

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory tests new methods of turning coal into graphite

  18 Dec 2024

  Coal granules are prepared for loading into a reactor that converts coal to char and coal liquids, which will eventually be turned into graphite and gas in another reactor. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy . ...Read More

• Japanese giant buys Aussie battery start-up in coal to minerals pivot

  18 Dec 2024

  Idemitsu has taken majority ownership of Australian battery start-up Vecco Group as the Japanese giant intensifies a pivot away from Australian coal mine ownership and towards investments in critical minerals and energy storage. . ...Read More

• SHAKTI Policy: A Transparent Framework for Coal Allocation to Power Sector in India

  18 Dec 2024

  SHAKTI Policy, launched in 2017 and updated in 2019 and 2023, ensures transparent coal allocation to coal-based power generators. It has facilitated coal linkages for capacities exceeding 63,670 MW and streamlined fuel supply agreements for 8,780 MW. . ...Read More

• Coal announcements that changed the game in 2024

  18 Dec 2024

  While coal-fired power continues to be part of our energy mix, several announcements were made in 2024 signalling that coal is no longer king and cleaner alternatives are being sought. . ...Read More

• China’s coal output hits record, fueling oversupply concerns

  17 Dec 2024

  China’s coal production hit an all-time high last month, adding to concerns of an oversupply of the nation’s mainstay fuel. . ...Read More

• Austin City Council approves energy plan to go coal-free by 2035

  17 Dec 2024

  Many are uncertain about the world's collective energy strategy, but the City of Austin has a game plan for the next 10 years. The City Council has unanimously adopted Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 . ...Read More

• Tags: coal | surplus | power | energy | miners Huge Coal Surplus Real Problem for Power Producers

  17 Dec 2024

  American power producers over the past two years have accumulated massive amounts of coal that are now sitting idle at their facilities and creating financial and storage problems for utilities and coal miners, . ...Read More

• MBDA engaged to carry out aerial survey of illegal coal mines: State to HC

  17 Dec 2024

  The Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA) has been engaged to carry out aerial survey to locate illegal coal mining, sale, and transportation, as well as identify coal stored outside designated depots and coal already seized under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act). . ...Read More

• Domestic coking coal production target for 2024-25 is 77MT

  12 Dec 2024

  Delhi, Dec 11: The total domestic raw coking coal production during the financial year 2023-24 is 66.821 million tonnes (MT).The domestic raw coking coal production target for the financial year 2024-25 is 77 MT . ...Read More

• Thungela poised to exceed 2024 production targets despite coal price decline

  12 Dec 2024

  Thungela poised to exceed 2024 production targets despite coal price decline . ...Read More

• Supreme Court Declines to Block Biden EPA Coal Ash Rule

  12 Dec 2024

  On Wednesday, the Supreme Court rejected a request from a Kentucky electric utility to block a rule set by the Environmental Protection Agency aimed at addressing the leaking of a form of toxic waste, known as coal ash, into the groundwater, the The New York Times reported. . ...Read More