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• India coal crisis brews as power demand surges, record global prices bite

  04 Oct 2021

  Indian utilities are scrambling to secure coal supplies as inventories hit critical lows after a surge in power demand from industries and sluggish imports due to record global prices push power plants to the brink. . ...Read More

• KEPCO Considering Setting Up Hydrogen Production Complex at Bylong Coal Mine in Australia

  04 Oct 2021

  KEPCO announced on Oct. 1 that it was considering setting up a hydrogen production complex at the Bylong Valley in New South Wales, Australia, where it promoted a coal mine development project. . ...Read More

• China Power Crunch Slams Factories as Coal Lobby Warns Woes Could Stay Until Winter

  01 Oct 2021

  Beijing is scrambling to deliver more coal to utilities to restore supply as the northeast grapples with its worst power outages in years, particularly the three provinces of Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Jilin, home to nearly 100 million people. . ...Read More

• Coal a ‘dirty word’ as Synergy records $263m loss amid energy transition

  01 Oct 2021

  State-owned electricity generator and retailer Synergy lost $263 million last financial year due to increased costs to clean up Kwinana Power Station and pricey fuel supply contracts. . ...Read More

• Kentucky seeks action against WVa gov's coal companies

  01 Oct 2021

  Regulators want the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay a penalty and follow through on a promise to fix environmental problems at eastern Kentucky coal mines. . ...Read More

• Czech-Polish talks on coal mine dispute get stuck on length of any deal -minister

  01 Oct 2021

  Warsaw says it is vital for jobs and energy. Poland has so far defied a Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) order from May to halt mining at Turow while the Czech case continued. . ...Read More

• China asks rail firms to ensure vital coal supplies to utilities

  30 Sep 2021

  China on Wednesday demanded railway companies and local authorities raise their game in shipping vital coal supplies to utilities, as regions key to the world’s number two economy grapple with power cuts that have crippled industrial output. . ...Read More

• EXCLUSIVE-Panama aims to end coal imports, produce ethanol to cut emissions - minister

  30 Sep 2021

  Panama will advance a clean-energy push by embracing ethanol in its gasoline and ending the use of heavy fuels and coal for its power plants by 2023, the nation's energy minister said. . ...Read More

• China’s power crisis – prompted by emission targets, spiralling coal prices – infuriates global firms, pushes up manufacturing costs

  30 Sep 2021

  Heavy-handed measures by local governments to meet Beijing’s energy consumption and carbon emission targets for fulfilling its climate commitments have drawn the ire of international manufacturers and caused costs to spike in many industries. . ...Read More

• Tangedco gets consultant through ‘limited tendering’ for advise on coal import

  30 Sep 2021

  When retired executive engineer of Tangedco S Neelakanta Pillai availed of the information on the tender through RTI, the Public Information Officer of the Coal Wing replied that it being a limited tender for consultancy works, no BQR (bid qualification requirement) had been insisted in the enquiry. . ...Read More

• China’s Guangdong to ban new coal-fired power plants and plant expansions

  29 Sep 2021

  China’s Guangdong province will ban the construction or expansion of coal-fired power plants and company-owned captive power stations anywhere in the province as part of a wider crackdown on energy-intensive industries, the provincial regulator Guangdong Development and Reform Commission said in a notice dated Sept. 26. . ...Read More

• NSW government sets more ambitious 50pc emissions reduction target for 2030

  29 Sep 2021

  The NSW government has committed to an ambitious new emissions reduction target, pledging to halve greenhouse gas pollution by 2030. . ...Read More

• China’s Coal Shortage Means Higher Prices for the World

  29 Sep 2021

  China, the world’s top coal consumer, is in dire need of more supply and is willing to pay any price -- a move that threatens to leave less fuel for energy-starved rivals. . ...Read More

• TNB’s coal-free plan to spur buying interest

  29 Sep 2021

  Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) plan to wean itself of coal-fired plants by 2050 should address the environmental, social and governance issue that has put pressure on its share price over the past year. . ...Read More

• Thermal coal price surges above $200 as supply shortage worsen

  28 Sep 2021

  Thermal coal prices surges above $200 as supply shortages worsen and higher Chinese-led demand for winter heating gripped the market. . ...Read More