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• Welsh government calls on Westminster to help fund safety of coal tips

  28 Sep 2021

  Every time it rains heavily, Cllr Robert Bevan’s phone starts ringing and his social media feed is busy with people worried the coal tip that looms above the village of Tylorstown in south Wales might be in danger of slipping. . ...Read More

• China Power Price Hike Sought Amid Supply Crunch: Energy Update

  28 Sep 2021

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• China energy crunch triggers alarm, pleas for more coal

  28 Sep 2021

  As a severe power crunch roils China's northeastern industrial heartland, senior officials face mounting pressure from alarmed citizens to ramp up coal imports thick and fast in order to keep lights on, factories open and even water supplies flowing. . ...Read More

• Coking coal price hits record highs as Chinese steel-makers face pain

  27 Sep 2021

  The price of metallurgical coal has risen to record levels as trade tensions and border problems push the cost for Chinese importers sky-high. . ...Read More

• China's carbon emissions growing rapidly with 1,000 coal based power plants

  27 Sep 2021

  China's coal power station fleet grew five-fold between 2000 and 2020, and now accounts for almost half the world's consumption 'more than three times its closest rival, the US. It is said to have 1,080 separate plants with a total capacity last year of 1,005 gigawatts ' and is building more. . ...Read More

• New Chinese coal policy scuttles Zim’s energy plans

  27 Sep 2021

  IF there is a country likely to be hurt the most by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision for Beijing to stop building new power plants overseas, it is Zimbabwe. . ...Read More

• Vitrinite gets green light for Vulcan coal mine

  27 Sep 2021

  Vitrinite has received approval for its Vulcan mine complex, paving the way for the development of a $160 million metallurgical coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. . ...Read More

• UK's Drax might delay retirement of coal plants to plug energy gap -FT

  24 Sep 2021

  UK power generator Drax Group Plc said it could keep its coal-fired power plants operating beyond their planned closure next year as the energy crisis in Europe highlights potential fragilities in Britain's energy supplies, the Financial Times reported https://www.ft.com/content/c3fb3e96-713b-41da-8ab6-3b582940d97c on Thursday. "If the government wants us to rethink our plans, we need to talk to them in the next few months," Drax CEO Will Gardiner said in an interview with the FT. . ...Read More

• Britain runs coal power stations amid energy crisis

  24 Sep 2021

  Britain, which faces soaring natural gas prices, has been forced to run coal-fired power stations in order to secure energy supplies, electricity generation company Drax said on Thursday.The country is particularly exposed to Europe's ongoing energy crisis due to its reliance on natural gas to generate electricity. The price of European gas futures has more than doubled since May. . ...Read More

• CLP Group to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2040

  24 Sep 2021

  Electric utility company CLP Group will phase out coal-fired power plants by 2040, bringing forward its previously stated commitment by a decade. . ...Read More

• Rain and equipment woes to cap Indonesia coal output

  23 Sep 2021

  Expected wet weather, shortages of new heavy equipment and red tape may drag Indonesian miners’ effort to churn more coal output in the fourth quarter, keeping coal prices in Asia at a multi-year high. . ...Read More

• China’s 2021-25 met coal market seen balanced, scrap usage to cut coal demand

  23 Sep 2021

  China’s metallurgical coal supply and demand during the 14th Five Year Plan period (2021-25) is expected to remain balanced, on the back of higher steel scrap usage expectations that could eat into coking coal demand, sources said this week. . ...Read More

• Coal supply shortage hurts top metals, cement makers

  23 Sep 2021

  India's top metals and cement makers are hurt by a fall in the availability of coal from state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL NSE 0.63 %) and its subsidiaries, which are sending more of the dry fuel to the power sector while cutting down the supplies to other users."We heard from CIL that there is no sufficient coal available and that is why they have stopped the supplies. Our stock as of today is available for the next two days," said an executive at a top steelmaker, requesting anonymity.Steelmakers that process DRI (direct reduced iron) use thermal coal and keep stock for 12-15 days, which has now come down to 3-4 days for most. For them, the daily consumption is around 10,000-12,000 tonnes of coal. . ...Read More

• Coal demand resilient to China's UN power station pledge

  23 Sep 2021

  The mining industry remains upbeat on future coal demand despite President Xi Jinping's pledge at the United Nations to stop funding overseas coal-fired power plants. . ...Read More

• Wyoming's Only Underground Coal Mine Is Preparing To Close

  22 Sep 2021

  The Bridger Coal Company is expecting to permanently shut the doors of its underground mining operation near Rock Springs as soon as Nov. 19, 2021. The closure plan has been in place since 2016. . ...Read More