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• CEA officials told to take stock at Coal India mines

  29 Jun 2022

  The power ministry has deputed officials from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to visit . ...Read More

• Divergence Between High- and Low-Grade Thermal Coal Prices in APAC to Narrow

  29 Jun 2022

  Prices between high- and low-grade thermal coal in Asia-Pacific (APAC) have diverged since late March 2022, but Fitch Ratings expects the gap to narrow over time . ...Read More

• China’s Shanxi plans to raise coal output by 107 mln tonnes in 2022

  29 Jun 2022

  China’s major coal-producing region of Shanxi plans to raise its annual coal output by 107 million tonnes to 1.3 billion tonnes in 2022, as it works to guarantee energy supply. . ...Read More

• Sompo becomes first Asian insurer to rule out coal

  29 Jun 2022

  Sompo, one of the top three Japanese non-life insurers, became the first Asian insurer to rule out insurance and investment in coal companies, following its annual general meeting held on Monday. . ...Read More

• G7 needs to put real money for tran ..

  28 Jun 2022

  NAGPUR: The G7 summit being held in Germany began with the leading industrialized nations promising to work together to accelerate a clean and ‘Just Transition’ towards climate neutrality. . ...Read More

• Japan halts aid for coal-fired plants in Indonesia, Bangladesh

  28 Jun 2022

  Japan will stop providing yen loans for the construction of coal-fired electricity plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh, the government said. . ...Read More

• Govt Receives 38 Offline Bids For Auction Of Coal Mines For Commercial Mining

  28 Jun 2022

  The Coal Ministry has received 38 offline for auction of coal mines for commercial in the latest round of bidding. . ...Read More

• Spot Australian thermal coal has surged, but contract price is key: Russell

  28 Jun 2022

  LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) - The spot price of Australian thermal coal is higher than that of coking coal, an unprecedented situation that highlights just how the global market for the polluting fuel has been upended by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. . ...Read More

• Indian power plants blended 7 million tons of imported coal in April-June

  27 Jun 2022

  Power plants also have around 2.5-3 million tonnes of imported coal in stock . ...Read More

• Chinese premier calls for more coal production as electricity demand soars

  27 Jun 2022

  China’s premier has called for increased production of coal to stave off mass blackouts, as early summer heatwaves have prompted record electricity usage. . ...Read More

• Infographic: Asia-Pacific economies grapple with ballooning energy crisis

  27 Jun 2022

  Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are grappling with the fallout from high energy prices, fuel supply disruptions and growing shortages of oil, gas and coal, and the situation is likely to worsen in coming months. . ...Read More

• Heat Wave to Test China’s Ability to Stabilize Its Coal Market

  27 Jun 2022

  • Electricity council says massive power crunch will be avoided . ...Read More

• Coal prices likely to remain firm amid high global demand

  21 Jun 2022

  In India, peak electricity demand touched a record 210,793 MW on June 9 . ...Read More

• Bens Creek Group plc provides reserve base evaluation update

  21 Jun 2022

  Bens Creek Group plc, the owner of a metallurgical coal mine in North America supplying the steel industry, has provided an updated reserve base evaluation, undertaken by Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. (MM&A), of its coal properties located primarily in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA. . ...Read More

• China’s coal output up 10.3 pct in May

  21 Jun 2022

  China’s raw coal output sustained steady growth in May as policy measures to ensure energy supply and stabilize prices have taken effect, official data showed. . ...Read More