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• China’s seaborne met coal prices rise moderately

  06 Jan 2021

  Prices for most brands of seaborne metallurgical coal destined for China increased moderately duri... . ...Read More

• Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group makes first coal exit pledge of 2021

  06 Jan 2021

  South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group has made the first corporate retreat from coal of 2021, wit... . ...Read More

• Cold shoulder to Australia creates ‘chaos’ in China coal market

  06 Jan 2021

  China's protectionist approach to coal supply has been complicated by an inconveniently-timed ... . ...Read More

• AEP consideration of retiring Marshall County coal plant continues trend, rouses both sides of debate over coal's future in WV

  05 Jan 2021

  There have been 10 conventional steam coal plants retired in West Virginia since 2005, and there a... . ...Read More

• State Court Knocks Down Lawsuits Challenging Richmond Coal Ordinance

  05 Jan 2021

  Last year, the City of Richmond passed an ordinance to phase out the storage and handling of coal ... . ...Read More

• Indonesia's Jan coal benchmark price at 19-month high - energy ministry

  05 Jan 2021

  Indonesia's monthly coal benchmark price (HBA) is set at $75.84 per tonne for January, up from... . ...Read More

• Electric utility AES to sell stake in coal-fired plant in Vietnam

  05 Jan 2021

  U.S. electric utility AES Corp said it would sell its equity interest in the Mong Duong 2 coal-fir... . ...Read More

• China's wintry cold lifts diesel use as factories buy generators

  04 Jan 2021

  A frigid winter is leading to power shortages in parts of China, driving up demand for diesel as f... . ...Read More

• Terrorists in Pakistan abduct and kill 11 coal miners from minority Shia Hazara community

  04 Jan 2021

  Terrorists in Pakistan on Sunday abducted and shot dead 11 coal miners from the Shia Hazara commun... . ...Read More

• Coal India Capex Utilisation Exceeds ₹ 8,000 Crore Till December

  04 Jan 2021

  Despite its cash-flow issues, Coal India has already spent over ₹ 8,000 crore as capital expendi... . ...Read More

• China Taiyuan coal transaction price index up

  04 Jan 2021

  China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 136 points Monday, up 0.91 percent week on wee... . ...Read More

• Germany rings in 2021 with CO2 tax, coal phase-out

  01 Jan 2021

  Germany is aiming for a green start to 2021 by shutting down a coal-fired power plant and slapping... . ...Read More

• Centralia coal-burning plant shutters unit nine years after Washington law passes to cut emissions

  01 Jan 2021

  The shutdown of Washington state’s only coal-burning power plant took a major step on Friday... . ...Read More

• U.S. Renewable Energy Consumption Surpasses Coal For 1st Time In Over 130 Years

  01 Jan 2021

  In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the f... . ...Read More

• Coal India lines up 26K-cr investment to diversify, mitigate environmental hazard

  01 Jan 2021

  Caught between the target to be a net zero company and producing 1 billion tonne of coal by 2024, ... . ...Read More