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• South Africa’s coal exports to Europe surge amid Russia-Ukraine war

  19 Aug 2022

  FILE PHOTO: A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen next to tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, around 90 kilometres north-east of Johannesburg, Price of thermal coal increasing to unprecedented levels, says Thungela Resources . ...Read More

• China will increase its use of coal due to power shortages caused by the drought

  19 Aug 2022

  China: The scorching heat has pushed electricity demand to record levels and the Yangtze River Basin threatens to run out of hydropower, Vice-Premier Han Zheng has said, adding that China is trying to ensure stable energy from coal-fired power plants. and will increase support for miners. supply. . ...Read More

• EU imports of South African coal surge eight-fold, replacing Russian fossil fuels

  18 Aug 2022

  South Africa’s coal sales to Europe rose eight-fold during the first six months of 2022 compared with last year as demand for the fossil fuel surged ahead of a ban on Russian coal, according to Thungela Resources, a South Africa-based thermal coal exporter. . ...Read More

• China doubles down on coal with rapid roll-out of new railway track to the world’s largest deposit

  18 Aug 2022

  • • https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3189191/china-doubles-down-coal-rapid-roll-out-new-railway-track-worlds • . ...Read More

• Chinese Factories Ration Electricity Amidst Power Crisis Due to Heatwave

  18 Aug 2022

  This aerial photo taken on August 16, 2022 shows a general view of a coal mine in Pingdingshan, in China's central Henan province. (Photo : Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images) . ...Read More

• More than 107 coal mines to be auctioned in near future: Pralhad Joshi

  18 Aug 2022

  Joshi, while addressing a function, said that in the last four months CIL has produced around 207 million tonnes of coal, thereby setting a new record, according to a coal ministry statement. . ...Read More

• Vietnam targets higher coal imports as domestic demand climbs

  17 Aug 2022

  Vietnam has forecast a substantial increase in coal imports over the next 12-15 years, particularly from the power sector, on rising domestic demand, according to a draft strategy for the coal industry from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, or MoIT. . ...Read More

• EU clarifies sanctions on Russian cargoes including coal and fertilisers

  17 Aug 2022

  1.It shall be prohibited to purchase, import, or transfer, directly or indirectly, goods which generate significant revenues for Russia thereby enabling its actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, as listed in Annex XXI into the Union if they originate in Russia or are exported from Russia. . ...Read More

• India bares new climate goals amid coal dependency woes

  17 Aug 2022

  The Indian cabinet approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions in line with the commitments under the Paris Agreement and the announcements made at the Glasgow COP26 Summit. . ...Read More

• Germany's Russian gas crisis sparks coal rush

  17 Aug 2022

  "A rush like this in the summertime, it's unheard of -- everybody wants coal," says Frithjof Engelke, a supplier of the briquettes which have become a hot commodity in the German capital. . ...Read More

• S.African coal exports to Europe surge, shipments to Asia decline

  16 Aug 2022

  Aug 15 (Reuters) - South Africa's coal sales to Europe rose eight-fold during the first half of 2022 compared with last year as demand for the fossil fuel surged ahead of a ban on Russian coal, Thungela Resources (TGAJ.J) said on Monday. . ...Read More

• Coal-based power plants capacity utilisation to rise on strong demand, says NTPC CMD

  16 Aug 2022

  In the Annual Report for 2021-22 of NTPC, Singh stated in a message to shareholders that "it is pertinent to mention that the period of low dispatch of power from our stations and 'supply overhang' in the country seems to be over. . ...Read More

• BHP puts Blackwater South coal mine on ice

  16 Aug 2022

  Plans for a Queensland coal mine with a 90-year life span have been put on ice because of the state's new royalties, BHP says. . ...Read More

• Bill backs closure of Victorian coal-fired power plants by 2030

  16 Aug 2022

  Victoria’s coal-fired power plants would be progressively shut down by the end of the decade under a climate bill to be introduced to state parliament this week. . ...Read More

• Indonesia blocks exports from 48 coal miners as EU’s Russian coal ban begins

  12 Aug 2022

  On 9 August, the Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister announced that 71 coal miners failed to meet their domestic market obligations, and that 48 of them are now banned from exporting coal. . ...Read More