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• Early start to China's winter heating season bullish for gas, coal demand

  19 Oct 2021

  Northern China is seeing an early start to the winter heating season due to falling temperatures, which will boost demand for coal, natural gas and electricity sooner-than-expected and is bullish for fuel prices at a time when global supply remains tight, according to market participants and traders. . ...Read More

• Amid coal shortage, power consumption up 3% in first 15 days of Oct

  18 Oct 2021

  The country’s power consumption grew 3.35 per cent in the first half of October to 57.22 billion units, showing recovery amid coal shortage at electricity generation plants, as per Power Ministry data. . ...Read More

• Coal-powered TSS Earnslaw steamship looks to go green

  18 Oct 2021

  One of Queenstown’s most recognisable symbols, the coal-powered TSS Earnslaw, may turn green. . ...Read More

• Coal exports will decline, but not because of net zero target: PM

  18 Oct 2021

  Australia’s coal exports will gradually decline, not because of any government decision to adopt net zero emissions by 2050, . ...Read More

• China's Sept coal output dips on tighter safety inspections

  18 Oct 2021

  China’s September coal output fell from a month ago, as tightened safety inspections curbed production at some major mining regions. . ...Read More

• China singling out Australian coal is a sign of their influence on global energy markets

  12 Oct 2021

  Energy markets are a hot topic now with gas prices going vertical in Europe and coal prices breaking all-time highs. There have been numerous hypotheses lodged online blaming some very plausible causes including reduced gas storage and nuclear and some where the causal link appears to be missing, like renewables. Renewables are variable, but without them Europe would undoubtedly need more gas and be in more strife. . ...Read More

• Power Plants Asked To Blend Imported Coal With Local Grade

  12 Oct 2021

  Government on Tuesday allowed power producers to expedite imports of coal to use for up to 10 per cent of blends with the domestic grade to meet increased power demand in a move that could push up already high global prices. . ...Read More

• After Amit Shah, PMO to review coal situation amid fears of power crisis

  12 Oct 2021

  The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is likely to conduct a review meeting over fears of a power crisis as India grapples with a critical coal shortage. This comes a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting with Power Minister RK Singh, coal minister Pralhad Joshi and other cabinet ministers in charge of the coal and power ministries to discuss the issue. . ...Read More

• China floods: Coal price hits fresh high as mines shut

  12 Oct 2021

  The price of coal used in China's power plants has surged to a new record high as another of the country's key mining regions is hit by flooding. . ...Read More

• Coal Price Surges, Suppliers Must Consider Domestic Supplies, Association Says

  11 Oct 2021

  Chairman of the Indonesian Coal and Energy Supplier Association (ASPEBINDO) Anggawira, said that coal suppliers must pay attention to supplies for domestic needs, although coal price continues to rise in the international market. . ...Read More

• China Coal Futures Surge to Record as Flood Swamps Mine Hub

  11 Oct 2021

  Heavy rains and flooding expanded mine shutdowns in China’s biggest coal-producing region, sending prices to a record and hindering efforts by Beijing to boost energy supplies for winter. . ...Read More

• China raises cap on electricity prices to tackle power shortage

  11 Oct 2021

  China will take further steps to ensure sufficient electricity supplies for the coming winter and spring, including raising the cap on prices, China's cabinet said in a statement after an executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Friday. . ...Read More

• 13 power plants shut due to coal shortage, MSEDCL asks customers to use power sparingly

  11 Oct 2021

  Coal shortages across the country have led 13 thermal power plant units supplying power to Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSEDCL) to temporarily shut down, prompting the state power utility to ask consumers to sparingly use electricity from 6 am to 10 am and from 6 pm to 10 pm to balance the demand and supply. . ...Read More

• BHP set to more than double its coal revenue amid global supply crunch

  08 Oct 2021

  Australian mining giant BHP is on track to more than double its coal revenue this year amid a worsening global supply crunch, even as it seeks to divest its last-remaining thermal coal mine. . ...Read More

• ERA, IHI START AMMONIA CO-FIRING AT COAL POWER PLANT

  08 Oct 2021

  Japanese utility Jera along with engineering firm IHI Corp has begun small-scale use of ammonia at Hekinan coal-fired power station unit 5, it said on October 6. The plant, located in central Japan, is operated by Jera. . ...Read More