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• Thiess secures Wahana renewal in Indonesia

  10 Nov 2021

  Thiess has secured a three-year AUS$220 million contract renewal to continue providing mining services at PT Wahana Baratama Mining’s (Wahana) coal mine in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. . ...Read More

• Coal Imports Fell 12% During April-August Of 2021-22

  10 Nov 2021

  Country's overall coal imports fell 12 per cent year-on-year to 94 million tonnes in April-August 2021, mainly due to substantial reduction in import of non-coking coal. . ...Read More

• Australia, Russia, China, and the U.S. have no plans to cut back on coal production

  09 Nov 2021

  Russia, along with coal-producing countries like China, Australia, and the U.S., refused to join an initiative at COP26 last week to phase out the production of coal, the highly polluting fossil fuel. . ...Read More

• Indonesian coal giant Adaro seeks renewables-based growth

  09 Nov 2021

  Indonesian coal mining giant Adaro Energy could generate half its revenue from renewable power as soon as a decade from now as it diversifies away from fossil fuels, its top executive told Nikkei Asia. . ...Read More

• China’s daily coal production hits new high of 11.93 mln tons, further ensuring energy supply

  09 Nov 2021

  National coal production and market supply continue to increase, China’s top economic planner has said, as the country has ramped up efforts to ensure energy supply and price stability for the upcoming winter and spring. . ...Read More

• Investors Pushed Mining Giants to Quit Coal. Now It’s Backfiring

  09 Nov 2021

  It was supposed to be a big win for climate activists: another of the world’s most powerful mining companies had caved to investor demands that it stop digging up coal. . ...Read More

• Amid mounting dues, Coal India's price hike plan likely to be delayed

  08 Nov 2021

  Coal India's plan to raise prices, which has been pending for some time, is likely to be delayed further as the mining major has failed to secure the nod of key stakeholders amid an outstanding of Rs 24,000-25,000 crore pushing the company in a tough situation, a source close to the development said on Sunday. . ...Read More

• China to strictly curb coal by 2025 and raise the share of consumption of non-fossil energy to about 20%

  08 Nov 2021

  On the premise of ensuring energy security, China will accelerate the pace of coal reduction during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) and raise the share of non-fossil energy consumption to about 20 percent, according to a document released on Sunday. . ...Read More

• China’s Oct coal imports slow over boom in domestic output

  08 Nov 2021

  China’s coal imports fell 18% in October from a month earlier as power generators and industrial users turned to domestic supplies amid Beijing’s efforts to boost production. . ...Read More

• BHP to sell stake in metallurgical coal JV to Stanmore for up to $1.35 bln

  08 Nov 2021

  Global miner BHP Group Ltd signed a deal on Monday to sell its stake in BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC), . ...Read More

• China’s daily coal output near annual high, govt continues crackdown on irregularities

  05 Nov 2021

  China’s daily coal output hit 11.67 million tonnes on November 2, rising around one million tonnes from early October, close to a record high this year amid a raft of measures to ramp up production, according to the country’s state planner. . ...Read More

• Australian government refuses to join 40 nations phasing out coal, saying it won’t ‘wipe out industries’

  05 Nov 2021

  The Australian government will not join more than 40 countries committing to phase out coal power, with the energy minister declaring Australia was focused on developing technology not “wiping out industries”. . ...Read More

• Coal in the crosshairs as UN climate summit stirs clean energy pledges

  05 Nov 2021

  Government representatives at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Thursday will turn their focus to tackling the global economy's addiction to fossil fuels with a raft of new pledges aimed at curbing production and use of oil, gas and coal . ...Read More

• COP26: South Africa hails deal to end reliance on coal

  03 Nov 2021

  South Africa is set to receive $8.5bn (£6.2bn) to help end its reliance on coal in a deal announced at the COP26 climate summit. . ...Read More

• Russian coal supply to Ukraine halts amid deepening energy crisis

  03 Nov 2021

  Ukraine is pinning its hope on nuclear generation to meet winter demand as the country stopped receiving coal supply from Russia on Monday, according to the country’s energy committee. . ...Read More