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• PacifiCorp continues to run coal unit with federal approval in limbo

  13 Jan 2022

  PacifiCorp continues to operate unit 2 at the Jim Bridger coal-fired power plant despite running afoul of a federal regional haze permit — an infraction some believed would force a Jan. 1 shutdown. . ...Read More

• Dalian coking coal futures rise on restocking demand

  13 Jan 2022

  Chinese coking coal futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange jumped on Wednesday, boosted by restocking demand at steel mills as supply of the materials is relatively tight ahead of Lunar New Year holidays. . ...Read More

• Indonesia allows 37 loaded coal vessels to depart -ministry statement

  13 Jan 2022

  Indonesia, the world's biggest thermal coal exporter, has allowed 37 loaded coal vessels to depart after they secured approvals from authorities, the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime and Investment Affairs said on Thursday. . ...Read More

• India is bidding adieu to thermal plants: What happens to coal demand?

  13 Jan 2022

  Banks around the world are increasingly deserting coal projects, from mining to power plants. And the case is no different in India. Coal is after all the most polluting fossil fuel and the biggest contributor to climate change. . ...Read More

• Russian coal hindered on its way to Europe

  12 Jan 2022

  In the beginning of 2022, Russian coal companies faced insufficiency of railway capacity at the approaches to the North-Western ports, which threatens with nonfulfillment of deliveries to European customers. Some stevedores operating in the Baltic ports of Russia told IAA PortNews that the volumes approved by Russian Railways for January are 30% below the plan. The monopoly confirms the restrictions and attributes them to a slow handling of cargo in ports, particularly due to the frosty weather. . ...Read More

• Multiple ships bound for Japan awaiting Indonesia’s pending approval for coal exports: METI

  12 Jan 2022

  Multiple ships loaded with coal bound for Japan are among 14 ships that could depart Indonesia as soon as a decision on whether to lift the country’s export ban is made Jan. 12, an official with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry told S&P Global Platts Jan. 11. . ...Read More

• The Biden administration says it has a plan to clean up toxic coal ash

  12 Jan 2022

  Today, the Biden administration said it plans to do more to clean up coal ash sites across the country. That's the highly toxic waste that's left after coal is burned for electricity. As Amy Green of member station WMFE reports, as much as half the nation's coal ash is unregulated by the EPA. . ...Read More

• PLN’s coal shortage over, ministers say

  11 Jan 2022

  Two ministers have said that state-owned electricity company PLN had secured enough coal to meet its power generation needs, . ...Read More

• Indonesia allows 14 loaded coal vessels to sail immediately: statement

  11 Jan 2022

  The world’s top thermal coal exporter Indonesia allowed 14 vessels already loaded with coal for export to depart as soon as they secure verifications from mining and transportation authorities, a senior minister said in a statement on Monday. . ...Read More

• Indonesia allows 14 loaded coal vessels to sail immediately: statement

  11 Jan 2022

  The world’s top thermal coal exporter Indonesia allowed 14 vessels already loaded with coal for export to depart as soon as they secure verifications from mining and transportation authorities, a senior minister said in a statement on Monday. . ...Read More

• SCCL aims for ₹27,000 cr. turnover this fiscal from coal, energy sale

  11 Jan 2022

  The management of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), which is into thermal and solar power generation as diversification besides the core activity of coal mining, is aiming for a record turnover of ₹27,000 crore from coal and energy sales this financial year. . ...Read More

• Coal trade in disarray as ban remains

  07 Jan 2022

  Indonesian authorities postponed a meeting with coal mining companies on Wednesday, leading to disarray on markets as coal miners consider declaring force majeure over an export ban that has left scores of ships moored off the coast. . ...Read More

• Minnesota gives key approval for sale of ND coal plant

  07 Jan 2022

  Minnesota regulators on Thursday approved the transfer of a key permit necessary for a financially troubled coal-fired power plant in North Dakota to be sold to a Bismarck-based marketer of wholesale electricity. . ...Read More

• China pledges efforts to ensure coal supply, stabilize prices

  07 Jan 2022

  Aerial photo taken on Nov. 23, 2021 shows a train being loaded at a loading station of a coal mine in Erdos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua] Having been through a tough year in energy production, China will make all-out efforts to ensure coal production and keep coal prices at a reasonable level in 2022. . ...Read More

• China’s coal supply faces limited impact from Indonesian export ban

  06 Jan 2022

  China has been ramping up the production and transportation of coal, along with oil and gas as well as renewables, to cope with the winter peak season for electricity. China State Railway Group Co transported 118 million tons of thermal coal from November 1 to 26, up 34.6 percent year-on-year. Photo: VCG . ...Read More