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• Tepco quadruples coal consumption

  09 Oct 2013

  Tokyo Electric Power Co. almost quadrupled its coal consumption in September from a year earli... . ...Read More

• US coal exports to fall on continued economic weakness, low prices: EIA

  09 Oct 2013

  US coal exports will total 114 million st this year, down from 2012's record 126 million st,... . ...Read More

• Coal Makes Modest Gains Despite Hostile Administration

  09 Oct 2013

  For the first 6 months of 2013, coal electricity generation increased by 10 percent compared to th... . ...Read More

• Coal prices bounce, positive for nitrogenous fertilizer companies

  09 Oct 2013

  Coal prices’ significance to the fertilizer industry   While most of the world uses n... . ...Read More

• Myanmar Domestic Energy Demand: Coal Over Oil And Gas To Fuel Electricity Production

  09 Oct 2013

  For all the oil and gas resources that Myanmar has the nation’s future electricity needs wil... . ...Read More

• U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut

  09 Oct 2013

  U.S. power companies have shut or converted about 16,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power plants... . ...Read More

• EquiPower to shut Brayton Point, Mass. coal power plant in 2017

  09 Oct 2013

  A unit of privately held investment firm Energy Capital Partners said Tuesday it will close its ... . ...Read More

• Another coal power victim of declining demand?

  09 Oct 2013

  The 150 megawatt Redbank NSW black coal generator has been placed into receivership. With specu... . ...Read More

• String of coal mine deaths following US government shutdown

  09 Oct 2013

  For the first time in a decade, the US coal mining industry has seen three workplace deaths in t... . ...Read More

• In Afghanistan, villagers and government battle over blame for coal mine collapse

  09 Oct 2013

  Two weeks after this village’s coal mine collapsed, killing 23 men, Sejuddin crept back into... . ...Read More

• Sri Lanka, India enter $500 million coal power deal

  08 Oct 2013

  Sri Lanka and India today announced a finalised $512-million joint venture coal-powered electricit... . ...Read More

• Cabinet decision on Coal India FPO likely by Dec: Jaiswal

  08 Oct 2013

  Coal Minister Shri Prakash Jaiswal believes Coal India (CIL) divestment is likely to be finalised ... . ...Read More

• End port, rail coal mismatch to gain India prize – Webber Wentzel

  08 Oct 2013

  The participants of South Africa’s coal value chain needed to put an end to the misalignment... . ...Read More

• Indian investors not ‘scared’ of South Africa coal challenges

  08 Oct 2013

  Indian industrial and mining companies are taking an increasing interest in coal-mining developmen... . ...Read More

• ASIA MET COAL: Market stable, with sentiment still weak

  08 Oct 2013

  The Asia-Pacific metallurgical coal market was mostly steady Monday, with China, the most active s... . ...Read More