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• Govt terminates coal mines of NTPC, WBPDCL and Monnet Ispat & Energy

  26 Jul 2022

  The Coal Ministry has penalised a total of 45 firms and issued show cause notice to another 107 for delays in mine operations | Photo Credit: -- . ...Read More

• High freight rates, rake shortage hit coastal coal shipping plan

  25 Jul 2022

  Inadequate rake supply continues to haunt railways despite its numerous claims of intervention . ...Read More

• Global 2021 coal-fired electricity generation surges to record high

  25 Jul 2022

  By contrast, mine output was still fractionally below the record set between 2012 and 2014 because older and less efficient coal generators have been replaced by newer and more efficient ones needing less fuel per kilowatt. . ...Read More

• South32 fourth-quarter metallurgical coal output rises 3%

  25 Jul 2022

  Australian diversified miner South32 Ltd on Monday posted a 3% rise in fourth-quarter metallurgical output as a return to longwall method of mining at its flagship Illawarra project in New South Wales continues to boost output. . ...Read More

• Section of mountain at Coal mine in China collapses, 10 killed

  25 Jul 2022

  Ten people were killed and 7 were injured after the collapse of a section of a mountain at a coal mine in China's Gansu. . ...Read More

• Section of mountain at Coal mine in China collapses, 10 killed

  25 Jul 2022

  Section of mountain at Coal mine in China collapses, 10 killed . ...Read More

• Bowen Coking Coal Begins Coal Mining at Queensland's Broadmeadow East Pit

  22 Jul 2022

  Bowen Coking Coal Begins Coal Mining at Queensland's Broadmeadow East Pit . ...Read More

• Eskom May Use Coal for Longer as South Africa Develops Renewables

  22 Jul 2022

  • South Africa depends on dirtiest fossil fuel for bulk of power . ...Read More

• India to import 76 mt coal; will spark power tariff hike

  22 Jul 2022

  Coal remains mainstay of energy mix, accounting for 51% of installed capacity of 403.75 GW . ...Read More

• France to restart coal power station to avoid energy shortage

  22 Jul 2022

  The French Government adopted an article that will permit the country to temporarily open the coal-fired power station ahead of the winter season to avoid an energy shortage. . ...Read More

• US Weekly Rail Traffic Falls 2.8%, Pulled Down by Coal, Miscellaneous Carloads

  21 Jul 2022

  US Stocks Close Higher Wednesday, Led by Consumer Discretionary, Tech . ...Read More

• China coking coal skids on weak demand, higher supply prospects

  21 Jul 2022

  Coking coal prices in China tumbled to a seven-month low on Wednesday, weighed down by prospects of higher supply and sustained weakness in demand for the steelmaking raw material, while fresh hopes of economic stimulus supported iron ore. . ...Read More

• Yancoal Australia cuts 2022 coal output view as floods, COVID bite

  21 Jul 2022

  Coal miner Yancoal Australia Ltd YAL.AX cut its 2022 output forecast on Wednesday, signalling a hit from higher-than-expected rainfall, COVID-19-led labour shortages and cost pressures. . ...Read More

• Green clearances to 83 projects of Coal India: Govt

  21 Jul 2022

  "Stage-II forest clearance granted for 14 proposals involving 2580.68 Ha of forest land," Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said in a reply to the Lok Sabha. . ...Read More

• China’s approvals for new coal plants rebound amid renewed focus on energy security after last year’s power crisis: Greenpeace

  20 Jul 2022

  • China okayed 8.63 gigawatts of additional coal-fired capacity in the first quarter, about 50 per cent of the overall total for 2021, Greenpeace report shows • Approvals for new coal plants decreased 58 per cent year on year in 2021 following President Xi’s call to ‘strictly control the expansion of coal power’ . ...Read More