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• Coal Prices Remain Strong, Despite Falling U.S. and European Demand. The Reason: Asia-Pacific.

  04 Feb 2022

  Coal may be losing market share as a major energy source in some parts of the world, but the death knell for the industry hasn’t sounded yet, and might not for decades. . ...Read More

• Dubai: Hassyan Power Plant to convert to natural gas from clean coal

  04 Feb 2022

  The Gulf’s only coal fired power plant Dubai-based Hassyan is set to switch to using natural gas, as per an agreement between the Hassyan Energy Co. and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA. . ...Read More

• Analysis: Russian gas crisis stokes Europe's appetite for Russian coal

  04 Feb 2022

  Russian coal merchants are proving to be the winners as European buyers, nervous a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to disrupted gas supplies, stock up on the dirtiest fossil fuel. . ...Read More

• Poland And Czech Republic Strike A Deal Over Disputed Turów Coal Mine

  04 Feb 2022

  Warsaw and Prague signed an agreement on a controversial Polish lignite mine located near the border with Czech Republic. . ...Read More

• Polish efforts to extend Turów coal license dealt a setback

  03 Feb 2022

  a Warsaw court ruled that the Polish government acted unlawfully when it speedily adopted an environmental permit to extend the life a controversial open-pit mine bordering Germany and the Czech Republic. . ...Read More

• South Africa has pledged to switch from coal to clean energy.

  03 Feb 2022

  Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe stated at a coal colloquium in Pretoria that while South Africa is committed to a transition to cleaner energy, coal would continue to be important for the country's economic growth and job creation for some time. . ...Read More

• EXCLUSIVE-IMF staff cut critical coal language from Japan statement -document

  03 Feb 2022

  However, it has resisted divestments of such projects, and has continued to grant exceptions to a June 2021 policy pledge to stop backing coal projects that lack measures to reduce carbon emissions. Kate Mackenzie, an independent climate finance consultant and researcher based in Australia, said the change in the Japan report was disappointing given that the fund had only belatedly committed to including climate risk in its Article IV reports. . ...Read More

• Coal India January offtake rises 14% YoY

  02 Feb 2022

  The state-run coal major's offtake stood at 60.8 million tonnes (MT) in January 2022, growing 13.6% as compared with 53.6 MT recorded in the same month last year. . ...Read More

• Coal stocks in TPP warehouses decrease by 7.9% over week - Ukrenergo

  02 Feb 2022

  As of January 31, 2022, coal reserves in the warehouses of Ukrainian thermal power plants (TPPs) amount to 657,200 tonnes, which is 7.9% below the level recorded on January 24. . ...Read More

• Column: India shows early signs of high coal, LNG, crude prices hurting demand: Russell

  02 Feb 2022

  One of the key questions for the outlook for energy commodities is how quickly the current high prices translate into demand destruction. . ...Read More

• Coal production rebound, lower prices edge out gas in central US generation stack

  02 Feb 2022

  Coal is outcompeting natural gas generation in independent system operator territories across the central US in 2022 as a rebound in production and a drop in prices make the fuel more competitive. . ...Read More

• China Is Changing Its Coal Use

  31 Jan 2022

  Over the last several months, Europe has seen its power costs soar. There are many drivers of it, but one factor has been a shift in Chinese energy consumption. . ...Read More

• Indonesia's restrictions on commodities rattle markets, more moves likely

  31 Jan 2022

  Indonesia's restrictions on commodities rattle markets, more moves likely . ...Read More

• Deadly Colorado Blaze Renews Focus on Underground Coal Fires

  31 Jan 2022

  Authorities investigating the cause of a wildfire that destroyed more than 1,000 buildings last month in Colorado are looking at the possibility that the blaze is linked to underground coal fires have long smoldered at old coal mines in the area.Authorities say the mines are just one of the possible causes they are looking into. . ...Read More

• China state planner to ensure stability of coal market

  28 Jan 2022

  China's state planner said on Thursday it would maintain normal production and sales of coal during the Lunar New Year holiday. . ...Read More