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• COVID-19 cases in Inner Mongolia affect ports, but coal imports from Mongolia set to jump

  22 Oct 2021

  New COVID-19 cases in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are likely to affect China’s coal imports from its increasingly significant coal supplier Mongolia due to disruptions at some major ports, according to sources on Wednesday, further raising concerns over coal supply in China as officials moved to address shortages and price hikes. . ...Read More

• Shanghai aluminum drops as falling coal prices ease supply worry

  22 Oct 2021

  Shanghai aluminum prices fell to their lowest in over a month on Friday as a drop in coal prices in China eased concerns of supply shortage in the metal. . ...Read More

• China coal prices dive 11% as Beijing plans to intervene to ease power crunch

  22 Oct 2021

  China's thermal coal futures slid 11% on Friday, extending losses since Tuesday when they toppled off record highs after Beijing signalled it would intervene to cool surging prices to help electricity producers out of a widespread power crunch. . ...Read More

• Aurizon to buy One Rail Australia for $1.75 billion to cut coal exposure

  22 Oct 2021

  Aurizon Holdings Ltd said on Friday it would buy One Rail Australia (ORA) for $1.75 billion as it looks to diversify from coal and add bulk capacity, though the outlay and worries about the impact on earnings sent shares 7% lower. . ...Read More

• Plan Calls for Vietnam’s Coal Power Production to Double by 2030

  21 Oct 2021

  A government plan in Vietnam calls for the country’s use of coal for electricity production to increase by 100 percent by 2030. . ...Read More

• COP26: Document leak reveals nations lobbying to change key climate report

  21 Oct 2021

  A huge leak of documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change. . ...Read More

• China coal futures skid on signs of govt intervention

  21 Oct 2021

  China's thermal coal futures fell the maximum permitted 11% at the start of trade on Thursday, extending losses run up since Tuesday when Beijing signalled it might intervene to cool prices. . ...Read More

• Power crisis: Govt looks to revise coal stocking norms for thermal plants

  21 Oct 2021

  In a bid to avert power crisis being triggered in the country due to fuel shortages in the months following monsoon rains, . ...Read More

• Ohio coal subsidies’ benefits don’t outweigh costs, economists say

  20 Oct 2021

  Coal subsidies passed in 2019 as part of a historically corrupt energy law are of no help to the state’s economy, the vast majority of a panel of academic economists said in a survey that was released Monday. . ...Read More

• Fewer plants now facing low coal stock; power shortage easing

  20 Oct 2021

  The total number of thermal power plants with coal stocks of less than four days has fallen to 71 plants with a generation capacity of 90.9 GW (gigawatt), compared to 83 plants with a capacity of 100.4 GW on October 11, government data showed. In another sign of easing power supply situation, the total shortage of power supply nationwide fell to 14.5 million units on October 18 from 86.9 million units on October 11. . ...Read More

• China Weighs Coal Market Intervention to End Rally

  20 Oct 2021

  Chinese authorities are studying intervening in the coal market. . ...Read More

• China coking coal, coke dive to trading limits as government mulls intervention

  20 Oct 2021

  Chinese coking coal and coke futures opened down 9% on Wednesday to hit daily trading limits, as the country's top economic planner pledged to take all necessary measures to bring the coal market back to rational. . ...Read More

• Southland coal has potential as next generation technology

  19 Oct 2021

  Carbon extracted from Southland coal could be used to produce next-generation electric vehicle batteries and earthquake proof buildings under new research and development from the New Zealand Institute for Minerals to Materials Research. . ...Read More

• Indonesia's higher coal output target thwarted by heavy rains

  19 Oct 2021

  Indonesia, the world's biggest exporter of coal used for power generation, is facing challenges in hitting its output target for the fuel because of heavy rains that have slowed activity at key mines in recent months. . ...Read More

• Coal crisis: Number of power projects with less than 4-day coal stock dips to 61

  19 Oct 2021

  The coal stock situation at thermal power projects seems to be inching towards normalcy as the number of non-pit head projects having less than four days of coal (supercritical stock) reduced to 61 on Sunday from 70 a week ago, government data showed. . ...Read More