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Energy crisis deepens, power plants have less than four days of coal stock
06 Oct 2021Ahead of the festival season, coal supply crisis seems to be deepening as 64 non-pithead power plants are left with less than four days of the dry fuel stocks. . ...Read More
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China relaxes coal mine safety norms on deepening energy crisis
05 Oct 2021Chinese regulators plan to be more prudent in their response to mining accidents as authorities ask coal producers to ramp up output to help stave off the country’s deepening power crisis. . ...Read More
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SCCL to hike coal output tocash in on shortage in states
05 Oct 2021With thermal power stations in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh facing acute shortage of coal, there is a sudden demand for Singareni black gold. . ...Read More
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Third new coal project approved by Australian environment minister Sussan Ley in just one month
05 Oct 2021The Morrison government has been accused of demonstrating it is not taking the climate crisis seriously after approving a third new coalmine development in a month shortly before a major international conference on the issue. . ...Read More
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China takes Australian coal deliveries despite import ban amid power pinch
05 Oct 2021Despite an informal import ban, China has begun unloading Australia’s coal transport, highlighting the severity of the electricity crisis facing the world’s second-largest economy, analysts said. .. . ...Read More
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China's Power Shortfalls Begin to Ripple Around the World
04 Oct 2021China is struggling with widespread power shortfalls, dealing a blow to the recovery of the second-largest economy and risking disruption to global supply chains and heightened inflationary pressure around the world. . ...Read More
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Arrowhead board supports plan to continue purchasing electricity produced by coal
04 Oct 2021Great River Energy, the parent company of Arrowhead Electric Cooperative in Lutsen, moved forward this summer with its plans to sell a financially troubled coal-fueled power plant in North Dakota. . ...Read More
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India coal crisis brews as power demand surges, record global prices bite
04 Oct 2021Indian utilities are scrambling to secure coal supplies as inventories hit critical lows after a surge in power demand from industries and sluggish imports due to record global prices push power plants to the brink. . ...Read More
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KEPCO Considering Setting Up Hydrogen Production Complex at Bylong Coal Mine in Australia
04 Oct 2021KEPCO announced on Oct. 1 that it was considering setting up a hydrogen production complex at the Bylong Valley in New South Wales, Australia, where it promoted a coal mine development project. . ...Read More
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China Power Crunch Slams Factories as Coal Lobby Warns Woes Could Stay Until Winter
01 Oct 2021Beijing is scrambling to deliver more coal to utilities to restore supply as the northeast grapples with its worst power outages in years, particularly the three provinces of Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Jilin, home to nearly 100 million people. . ...Read More
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Coal a ‘dirty word’ as Synergy records $263m loss amid energy transition
01 Oct 2021State-owned electricity generator and retailer Synergy lost $263 million last financial year due to increased costs to clean up Kwinana Power Station and pricey fuel supply contracts. . ...Read More
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Kentucky seeks action against WVa gov's coal companies
01 Oct 2021Regulators want the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay a penalty and follow through on a promise to fix environmental problems at eastern Kentucky coal mines. . ...Read More
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Czech-Polish talks on coal mine dispute get stuck on length of any deal -minister
01 Oct 2021Warsaw says it is vital for jobs and energy. Poland has so far defied a Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) order from May to halt mining at Turow while the Czech case continued. . ...Read More
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China asks rail firms to ensure vital coal supplies to utilities
30 Sep 2021China on Wednesday demanded railway companies and local authorities raise their game in shipping vital coal supplies to utilities, as regions key to the world’s number two economy grapple with power cuts that have crippled industrial output. . ...Read More
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EXCLUSIVE-Panama aims to end coal imports, produce ethanol to cut emissions - minister
30 Sep 2021Panama will advance a clean-energy push by embracing ethanol in its gasoline and ending the use of heavy fuels and coal for its power plants by 2023, the nation's energy minister said. . ...Read More