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• Relief on import coal blending rule on cards

  01 Aug 2022

  The Centre is considering partially retracting the rule that required power plants to blend imported coal with domestic supplies to tide over the coal shortage. The relaxation would only be available to power-generating stations that have high coal stocks. . ...Read More

• Heatwave in China threatens rice and cotton crops and strains the electricity grid

  29 Jul 2022

  China has so far escaped the severe power outages that occurred when there was a statewide coal shortage last year. The supply of coal is significantly higher now that miners were instructed to increase production to record levels, according to the authorities, who are confident that the current situation can be controlled. . ...Read More

• Global coal demand is set to return to its all-time high in 2022

  29 Jul 2022

  Global coal demand is set to return to its all-time high in 2022 . ...Read More

• Australian wholesale energy prices in June quarter tripled from last year, market operator says

  29 Jul 2022

  Australian wholesale energy prices in June quarter tripled from last year, market operator says . ...Read More

• Hawaii receives its final shipment of coal amid push to move to renewable sources

  29 Jul 2022

  Hawaii receives its final shipment of coal amid push to move to renewable sources . ...Read More

• Japan Signs Its Most Expensive Coal Supply Deal Ever

  28 Jul 2022

  Japan’s Nippon Steel Corporation has signed an agreement with mining and trading giant Glencore for thermal coal supply at $375 per ton in what is likely one of the highest prices a Japanese firm has paid for the commodity ever, sources familiar with the deal told Bloomberg on Wednesday. . ...Read More

• Two Indiana electric utilities ask to raise rates for coal ash cleanups, others could follow

  28 Jul 2022

  The northern Indiana utility NIPSCO wants to raise rates to clean up coal ash ponds at its Michigan City coal plant. Other utilities in the state may be following suit. . ...Read More

• China Reaffirms Green Energy Promises as Coal Stocks Soar

  28 Jul 2022

  China remains on track to meet its carbon reduction goals and boost green energy, a top official said on Wednesday, even as coal inventories soar. . ...Read More

• Indonesian coal miners mull revising 2022 production targets downwards

  28 Jul 2022

  Indonesian thermal coal miners are mulling lowering their production targets for 2022 because of unavailability of heavy equipment and unseasonal rains, sources told S&P Global Commodity Insights July 26. . ...Read More

• Return of coal a threat to European companies' ESG ratings

  27 Jul 2022

  LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European companies turning to coal as an alternative to Russian gas face a hit to their environmental, social and governance ratings, leaving them scrambling to impress investors still vocal on sustainability. . ...Read More

• CESTAT Allows Cenvat Credit of 2% CVD Paid On Import Of Steam Coal

  27 Jul 2022

  The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) consisting of Ajay Sharma (Judicial Member) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) has allowed the Cenvat credit of 2% CVD paid on the import of steam coal. . ...Read More

• State Gencos approach REC for loans amounting to ₹3,700 crore to procure coal-Business Journal

  27 Jul 2022

  State government-run power generating companies (Gencos) from Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Karnataka have approached the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) to avail working capital loans amounting to ₹3,700 crore for procuring coal, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. . ...Read More

• Factbox: Europe ramps up coal imports as energy supply fears grow

  27 Jul 2022

  LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - European buyers have had to temporarily set aside green aspirations in a rush for coal as the region’s energy crisis deepens, ramping up shipments from Australia, South America, Colombia and South Africa while tightening the global marke . ...Read More

• Bens Creek on Track to Meet Coal Production Targets -- Commodity Comment

  26 Jul 2022

  By Jaime Llinares Taboada Bens Creek Group PLC said Monday that its production expectations for fiscal 2023 remain on track with business plans and ... • . ...Read More