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• Colorado coal town grapples with future as plant shuts down

  20 Jan 2022

  Colorado coal town grapples with future as plant shuts down . ...Read More

• Coal India’s supplies record 31% growth at 77.4 MTs under e-auction log

  20 Jan 2022

  On Wednesday, Coal India Ltd. announced that its actual coal despatch under the five e-auction windows at 77.4 million tonnes (MTs) jumped ahead by 37% during April-December’21 compared to 59 MTs corresponding Period Year ago. . ...Read More

• Indonesia says 48 coal vessels so far released for export

  19 Jan 2022

  Indonesia has so far allowed 48 coal export vessels to depart, a senior Trade Ministry official said on Tuesday, although the country's broader coal export ban remains in place until the end of the month. . ...Read More

• Stop Building Coal Plants Now: UN Chief

  19 Jan 2022

  The world should stop building new coal plants and phase out those already in existence, the secretary-general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said at the World Economic Forum in Davos. . ...Read More

• German transport minister says we can’t exit coal without stepping up gas use

  19 Jan 2022

  Germany cannot phase out coal-fired electricity generation without using gas to fuel the transition, transport minister Volker Wissing said at an energy conference on Monday. . ...Read More

• Coal reserves at Ukrainian TPPs, CHPPs exceed last year's – Rada committee chair

  18 Jan 2022

  Coal reserves during the ongoing heating season for the first time exceeded last year's figures. That’s according to Andriy Herus, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Utilities, Andriy Herus, Ukrinform reported referring to his Telegram channel. . ...Read More

• Three coal carriers laden with thermal coal leave Indonesia for Japan: METI

  18 Jan 2022

  Three ships loaded with thermal coal have left Indonesia bound for Japan amid uncertainty over three more coal carriers scheduled to leave in January, an official with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry told S&P Global Platts Jan. 17, after Indonesian authorities eased a ban on exports. . ...Read More

• Malaysia seeks ‘amicable’ solution to Indonesian coal export ban as Tenaga seeks alternative sources

  18 Jan 2022

  The Malaysian government is in talks with Indonesia for an “amicable” solution to Jakarta’s coal export ban, as its largest power firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) ramps up its search for alternative sources. . ...Read More

• China tells coal producers to maintain output over Lunar New Year

  18 Jan 2022

  China will tell coal producers to maintain normal production during the Lunar New Year holiday that starts at the end of this month, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission said on Tuesday. . ...Read More

• Climate change: Renewable energy to meet over 70 per cent of China’s additional power needs in next three years, says IEA

  17 Jan 2022

  Renewable energy will meet over 70 per cent of China’s additional electricity demand in the next three years as coal’s role in powering the world’s second largest economy continues to decline, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest projection. . ...Read More

• State Enviro Panel Recommends Coal Plants Close By 2035

  17 Jan 2022

  After a year of development and "thousands of hours" of work, the panel tasked with helping Michigan become carbon neutral by 2050 and combat the effects of climate change has released its draft plan for public comment. . ...Read More

• Coking coal futures hit record high as prompt contract sees contango

  17 Jan 2022

  Coking coal futures on the Singapore Exchange hit all-time record highs Jan. 14, supported by stronger Australian and global prices for the crucial steelmaking commodity around tight coal supplies and recent disruptions to logistics in North America. . ...Read More

• Indonesia’s coal export ban will keep upward pressure on prices – Japan utility lobby

  17 Jan 2022

  Although Indonesia has partially relaxed its ban on exporting coal, the upward pressure on thermal coal prices will continue as it is not yet known when the situation will return to normal, the chief said on Friday. from the Japanese Electric Utility Lobby. . ...Read More

• China Dec coal imports fall, 2021 imports highest since 2013

  14 Jan 2022

  China's coal imports fell in December, slipping from November's 11-month high, as domestic coal miners boosted output to record levels and utilities slowed the pace of replenishing inventories. . ...Read More

• Indonesia to allow selected operators to resume coal exports

  14 Jan 2022

  the world's largest thermal coal exporter, said it will allow some operators to resume shipping out the commodity, a senior minister said Thursday, pointing to a relaxation of a ban decreed on January 1. . ...Read More