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• 'Clean coal' war pits Mantashe against Eskom, experts and govt in power play over SA’s future

  08 Oct 2021

  Clean coal is a "fantasy" of some of the country's decision-makers and if South Africa is to effectively reduce emissions, an energy system dominated by renewable energy is needed, according to the director of the Presidential Climate Change Commission, Dr Crispian Olver. . ...Read More

• China tells coal mines to boost output

  08 Oct 2021

  Chinese officials have ordered more than 70 mines in Inner Mongolia to ramp up coal production by nearly 100 million tonnes as the country battles its worst power crunch and coal shortages in years. . ...Read More

• China starts maintenance on key coal rail line, keeps freight high

  07 Oct 2021

  China State Railway Group has started maintenance at a key coal transport line in northern China to ensure safe and stable deliveries during the winter, state news agency Xinhua reported. . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry seeks World Bank guidance for a robust mine closure framework

  07 Oct 2021

  The Ministry has envisaged to build an all-inclusive comprehensive India-wide mine closure framework to cover legacy mines . ...Read More

• Coal shortages push up prices, weigh on economies

  07 Oct 2021

  Coal supply shortages are pushing prices for the fuel to record highs and laying bare the challenges to weaning the global economy off one of its most important—and polluting—energy sources. . ...Read More

• China strengthens financial support for coal, electricity production

  06 Oct 2021

  China's top banking and insurance regulator has released a circular on strengthening financial support for coal and electricity production and maintaining order in the commodity market. . ...Read More

• South Korean utilities giant KEPCO considers hydrogen project for Bylong Valley

  06 Oct 2021

  KEPCO's open-cut coal mine proposal for the NSW Bylong Valley was knocked back three times, but to the surprise of local farmers, it is now exploring a hydrogen opportunity. . ...Read More

• Supply-hit power cos tap Indonesian miners for coal

  06 Oct 2021

  As coal stocks nearing an all-time low, some of the state power utilities along with some non-power coal users have sent SOS to Indonesian coal miners for import of coal. Sources in the power industry said that some power plants only have around four days’ stock, which is critical. . ...Read More

• Energy crisis deepens, power plants have less than four days of coal stock

  06 Oct 2021

  Ahead 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

• China relaxes coal mine safety norms on deepening energy crisis

  05 Oct 2021

  Chinese 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

• SCCL to hike coal output tocash in on shortage in states

  05 Oct 2021

  With 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

• Third new coal project approved by Australian environment minister Sussan Ley in just one month

  05 Oct 2021

  The 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

• China takes Australian coal deliveries despite import ban amid power pinch

  05 Oct 2021

  Despite 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

• China's Power Shortfalls Begin to Ripple Around the World

  04 Oct 2021

  China 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

• Arrowhead board supports plan to continue purchasing electricity produced by coal

  04 Oct 2021

  Great 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