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• No bids for Goa’s coal block

  22 Sep 2021

  The much-talked allotment of a coal block to the Goa government at Madhya Pradesh has come to an end with no bidders showing interest. . ...Read More

• China to stop funding overseas coal-fired power plants

  22 Sep 2021

  China will stop supporting the development of coal-fired power plants in other countries, President Xi Jinping said at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. . ...Read More

• China’s coal output resumes growth in August

  21 Sep 2021

  China’s raw coal output rose 0.8 percent year on year to 340 million tonnes last month, official data showed. . ...Read More

• Russia should prepare for gradual reduction in use of oil, gas, coal — Prime Minister

  21 Sep 2021

  Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin underscored the importance of preparing the country for a gradual reduction in the use of hydrocarbons. . ...Read More

• Poland refuses to halt disputed coal mine despite EU court penalty

  21 Sep 2021

  Poland vowed to keep its disputed Turow coal mine running on Monday despite being hit with a order to pay a 500,000 euro ($585,550) daily penalty to the European Commission for defying an earlier court ruling to halt operations. . ...Read More

• CIL signs pact of Rs 1,880 cr for commercial extraction of coal bed methane

  21 Sep 2021

  State-owned CIL on Monday said that its arm Bharat Coking Coal has signed contract worth Rs 1,880 crore with Prabha Energy for commercial extraction of coal bed methane. . ...Read More

• Chinese Power Gencos’ Tariffs Likely to Rise in 2H21

  20 Sep 2021

  Chinese power generation companies’ (gencos) realizable coal-fired tariffs are likely to rise in the second half of 2021, as many local governments have lifted the restrictions on tariff increases for market-traded power, Fitch Ratings says. . ...Read More

• DTEK agrees with US company on supply of 150,000 tonnes of coal to Ukraine

  20 Sep 2021

  DTEK on Sept. 16 agreed with the American company HC Trading (Heidelberg Cement Group) on the supply to Ukraine of two shiploads of American thermal coal with a total volume of 150,000 tonnes, the company said in a press release. . ...Read More

• Swepco and North American Coal announce closures

  20 Sep 2021

  Swepco will close the Pirkey Power Plant . ...Read More

• Records smashed as renewables break through 60pct, coal output at new low

  20 Sep 2021

  Records continued to tumble on Australia’s main electricity grid on Monday, with the share of renewable energy smashing through 60 per cent for the first time, just a day after it had set a new record of 59.8 per cent. . ...Read More

• Mongolian coal exports jump 61% on month in August

  17 Sep 2021

  The steady decline in Mongolia’s exports of coal for all uses since June ended last month, with August exports soaring by 61.4% on month to 1 million tonnes, thanks to the recovery of truck transportation through key checkpoints on the Sino-Mongolia border, according to recent data from Mongolia’s Customs. China takes almost all Mongolian coal for export. . ...Read More

• Europe Could Turn To More Coal If Gas Crunch Persists

  17 Sep 2021

  Despite its ambitious green energy targets, Europe could be forced to burn more coal this winter if natural gas stockpiles are not adequately replenished amid record-high gas prices, an expert on the EU energy market told Russian news agency TASS on Thursday. . ...Read More

• Southwestern Electric Power coal burn rises in July: filing

  17 Sep 2021

  Southwestern Electric Power Company generated 1.03 million MWh of power from Powder River Basin coal in July, up from 970,500 MWh in June and 757,166 MWh in the year-ago month, a state regulatory filing showed Sept. 16. . ...Read More

• RBA says Australian coal exports could decline significantly by 2050

  17 Sep 2021

  Based on emission scenarios consistent with these commitments, we find that Australia's coal exports could decline significantly by 2050 . ...Read More

• China’s coal output edges up in August as mines reopen

  16 Sep 2021

  China’s August coal output edged up from a 26-month low in the prior month, as Beijing re-opened dozens of mines and approved several new ones to ensure supply and cool high prices. . ...Read More