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• Govt focusing on reducing coal-based energy, says Vij

  12 Dec 2024

  The minister was addressing a gathering during the augmentation of 66-KV substation in Ambala Cantonment . ...Read More

• China's coal imports rise 26% in November

  10 Dec 2024

  BEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) -China's coal imports rose 26% to 54.98 million metric tons in November, customs data showed on Tuesday. . ...Read More

• House panel recommends dedicated coal corridors, real-time tracking for speedy coal evacuation

  10 Dec 2024

  A parliamentary panel has recommended the development of dedicated coal corridors and the deployment of a real-time tracking system for coal transportation . ...Read More

• India’s power demand rises 4.3% in November, coal generation sees revival

  10 Dec 2024

  Industrial and commercial consumers, who account for nearly half of the country’s total power consumption, played a significant role in the growth. . ...Read More

• China Baoli Partners with Van Pacific for Mongolian Coal Venture

  09 Dec 2024

  China Baoli Technologies Holdings Ltd. (HK:0164) has released an update. . ...Read More

• India’s core sector output grows 3.1% in October, led by coal production

  09 Dec 2024

  India’s eight core sectors’ output grew by 3.1% in October, compared to a 2% rise in September, according to government data released on Friday. Company Value Change %Change The Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported that Coal, Refinery Products, Steel, Cement, Electricity, and Fertilisers experienced positive growth. Coal production increased by 7.8%, while crude oil […] . ...Read More

• Seismic event sparks fire, stops operations at Russian coal mine

  09 Dec 2024

  (Reuters) - A seismic event sparked a fire and halted operations at the Alardinskaya mine in southwestern Siberia, Russian officials and news agencies said on Monday. . ...Read More

• Govt to assist Andhra Pradesh with coal linkages, power sector modernization

  09 Dec 2024

  The review was attended by Andhra Pradesh ministers Gottipati Ravi Kumar, Ponguru Narayana, and Kolusu Parthasarathi, along with senior officials from the state government and the Ministry of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs. . ...Read More

• Thermal power plant Ugljevik halts production due to lack of coal

  06 Dec 2024

  Thermal power plant Ugljevik in the Republic of Srpska has halted electricity production due to a lack of coal. The suspension is reportedly causing daily losses of BAM 550,000 (EUR 281,000), equivalent to the cost of 5 GWh of electricity, while citizens of Ugljevik were left without district heating. . ...Read More

• Multibillion-dollar plan to convert coal into ‘clean’ hydrogen falters

  06 Dec 2024

  A multibillion-dollar plan to create “clean” hydrogen from Australian brown coal and ship it to Japan is on the brink of collapse. Japanese media have reported Kawasaki Heavy Industries has withdrawn from the trial, blaming procurement delays. . ...Read More

• Queensland looks to gas and coal, hedges bets on nuclear as new cost blowout emerges for pumped hydro

  06 Dec 2024

  The new Queensland state LNP government has signalled it will follow its $1.4 billion funding pledge for coal with a boost in gas generation, and has kept the door open for nuclear as it reveals yet another cost blow out for one of the state’s signature pumped hydro projects. . ...Read More

• Rising domestic output to limit India’s thermal coal imports in 2025

  06 Dec 2024

  This aligns with the government’s push to reduce dependency on imported coal and strengthen self-sufficiency in energy resources. . ...Read More

• Indonesia aims to cut coal use to one-third of energy mix

  04 Dec 2024

  Boats cruise near barges fully loaded with coal in Samarinda, Indonesia, in 2022. DITA ALANGKARA/AP . ...Read More

• Regulator hearings begin for Grassy Mountain coal project

  04 Dec 2024

  It was a packed house Pincher Creek Community Hall on Tuesday. The Alberta Energy Regulator officially began hearings for Northback Holdings' exploratory drilling application at the Grassy Mountain coal mining site. . ...Read More

• Coal's future in Asia hinges on US LNG supply

  04 Dec 2024

  LNG demand in Asia is seen to reach 510 million tons per annum in 2050. . ...Read More