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• SCCL’s plans for new forays make slow progress

  28 Jan 2022

  Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), which has already diversified into thermal and solar power generation by having 2×600 megawatt and 220 MW units, respectively, in addition to its core activity of coal mining, is planning to enter varied activities such as sand and iron ore mining as well as other minerals. . ...Read More

• Aberpergwm colliery given go-ahead to mine 40 million tonnes despite Welsh Government disapproval

  28 Jan 2022

  An underground drift coal mine in the Neath Valley is gearing up to mine a further 40 million tonnes of coal, after its application for a mining license was approved. . ...Read More

• Sky-High Natural Gas Prices Have Japan Scrambling for Coal

  28 Jan 2022

  Japan’s coal imports are poised to jump to the highest level in at least two years as the nation’s utilities turn to the dirtiest fossil fuel as a replacement for expensive liquefied natural gas. . ...Read More

• Coal: Aberpergwm colliery gets OK to mine 40 million tonnes

  27 Jan 2022

  A Green Party MP has said it is "shameful" that a colliery in south Wales has been given permission to mine a further 40 million tonnes of coal. . ...Read More

• Indonesia has cleared 171 miners to resume coal exports, more being assessed - official

  27 Jan 2022

  Indonesia has allowed 171 miners to restart coal exports since a ban was imposed at New Year to secure domestic supply, . ...Read More

• Amundi's Big ETF Bet Draws Criticism Over Jump in Coal Exposure

  27 Jan 2022

  Amundi SA’s 825 million-euro ($930 million) acquisition of Lyxor has left a significant dent in its climate credentials, according to a fresh analysis by nonprofit Reclaim Finance. . ...Read More

• Indonesia coal miners must comply with new rules to resume exports after ban ends - official

  27 Jan 2022

  Coal miners in Indonesia must comply with new regulations on meeting a domestic market quota in order to restart coal shipments, even after a ban on coal exports expires on Jan. 31, an advisor to the energy minister said on Thursday. . ...Read More

• UK'S ORACLE PLANS COAL-TO-GAS PROJECT IN PAKISTAN

  25 Jan 2022

  London-listed Oracle Power has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan’s Sui Southern Gas Co (SSGC) to develop a synthetic natural gas (syngas) project utilising coal from Thar, the company said on January 24. . ...Read More

• Sibanthracite’s Kiyzassky open pit mine in Kemerovo, Russia, passes 55 Mt coal milestone

  25 Jan 2022

  An event was recently held to celebrate the extraction of 55 Mt coal was held at Sibanthracite Group’s Kiyzassky open-pit mine in the Kemerovo region, where the best employees were also awarded with letters of thanks for their diligent work. The feat was achieved just eight years after the mine began operations. The company significantly increased its coal mining output in 2021 and also plans to ramp up coal production during 2022. . ...Read More

• EU shame as Spain RESTARTS coal plants as energy crisis batters Europe

  25 Jan 2022

  Energy prices rose sharply last year following a natural gas shortage across the globe as economies unlocked from the coronavirus pandemic. The rise in energy costs, a component of the rise in inflation, has seen the cost of living rise as household bills increase. . ...Read More

• US Hampton Roads coal exports fall to nine-month low in December

  25 Jan 2022

  Coal exports from the Hampton Roads terminals in Virginia fell 16% on the month to 2.38 million in December, a nine-month low, Virginia Maritime Association data released Jan. 24 showed. . ...Read More

• South32 warns of labour issues from pandemic as quarterly coking coal output falls

  24 Jan 2022

  Australia's South32 Ltd (S32.AX) on Monday warned of potential impact from workforce restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic at its flagship Illawarra project in the second half, . ...Read More

• Indonesia's coal ban sends prices soaring, other exporters fail to step up: Russell

  24 Jan 2022

  Indonesia's short-lived ban on exporting coal has sent ructions through the seaborne market for the fuel in Asia, with the fallout likely to last beyond the initial shortage of available cargoes. . ...Read More

• Indonesia starts construction of $2.3 billion coal gasification plant

  24 Jan 2022

  Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched construction of a $2.3 billion coal gasification plant on Monday, in a bid to slash the country's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports while optimising its coal resources. . ...Read More

• Three more thermal coal laden carriers leave Indonesia for Japan after approval: METI

  21 Jan 2022

  Three more carriers laden with thermal coal have left Indonesia for Japan after obtaining permission to do so as of Jan. 19, an official with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry told S&P Global Platts Jan. 20. . ...Read More