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• Coal import increasing in India, 13 percent increase in coal import in February – India TV Hindi

  08 Apr 2024

  Coal imports in India have increased by 13 percent in February to 21.6 million tonnes. . ...Read More

• NTPC targets 40 million tonnes coal production in FY 2025

  08 Apr 2024

  Ranchi : NTPC, India’s leading integrated power company, has set a target of 40 Million Metric Tons (MMT) of coal production from its captive mines for the fiscal FY’25. . ...Read More

• Strong coal stockpiles could pose downside risk to US gas in summer

  26 Mar 2024

  Production cuts and coal-to-gas switching will be needed to alleviate the storage surplus and avoid "hitting storage injection constraints in September/October," the analysts said March 21. . ...Read More

• Serbia to start trial operation of desulfurization unit at its biggest coal plant

  26 Mar 2024

  Flue gas desulfurization in thermal power plant Nikola Tesla A (TENT A) in Serbia is the biggest environmental project among all thermal power plants in Europe, Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović said. She revealed that the unit would be put into trial operation by the end of March. . ...Read More

• Naperville’s coal-heavy electricity supply hangs in the balance as contract renewal looms

  26 Mar 2024

  Unlike most towns in Illinois, Naperville gets its power from a joint municipal power agency, the Prairie State Energy Campus in southwestern Illinois, rather than an investor-owned utility like ComEd. Courtesy of Prairie State Energy Campus . ...Read More

• RBCT reopens coal exports to Optimum Coal

  26 Mar 2024

  The first shipments are likely in April following an agreement between the two parties. . ...Read More

• Power sector see no summer outrages, with enough coal stocks

  14 Mar 2024

  The electricity demand growth is expected to grow at an average of 6-7% in the upcoming fiscal 2024-25. Increased capacity additions across segments is expected to narrow the supply deficit and meet the rising demand. . ...Read More

• Polish court allows Turow coal mine to stay open for now

  14 Mar 2024

  A Polish coal mine near the Czech border will be able to continue operating for now, the state news agency PAP reported on Wednesday, . ...Read More

• Three mines up for bids on second day of commercial coal mine auctions

  14 Mar 2024

  New Delhi: On the second day of auctions under the 9th round and 8th round, three mines were put up for auctions for commercial mining, the Ministry of Coal said on Wednesday. . ...Read More

• BCCL's Dugda coal washery set for monetization; govt eyes self-reliance in steel sector

  14 Mar 2024

  This initiative is part of a broader strategy to enhance the efficiency and output of India's coal sector, specifically targeting the augmentation of domestic steel manufacturing capabilities. . ...Read More

• Renewables provide 52 pct of German power in 2023, as wind overtakes coal

  12 Mar 2024

  The share of renewable energy sources in Germany’s total energy consumption grew to 22 percent in 2023 thanks to the steady expansion of solar and wind power installations in electricity production and an increase in the uptake of renewable heating systems, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has said. . ...Read More

• Indonesia’s methane emissions from coal are 8 times worse than reported, jeopardising climate commitments, think tank says

  12 Mar 2024

  The world’s third-largest coal miner, after China and India, undercounts methane emissions from production of the fuel, . ...Read More

• 12 Killed In Separate China Coal Mine Disasters Amid Security Overhaul

  12 Mar 2024

  Two tragic incidents in China’s coal mining sector have underscored the persistent risks and challenges within the trade, regardless of latest legislative efforts to enhance security. A coal bunker collapse in Shanxi province and a gasoline explosion in Anhui province have collectively claimed 12 lives over the past day, . ...Read More

• CIL partners with RRVUNL for 4,100 MW power generation projects in Rajasthan

  12 Mar 2024

  This collaboration marks a significant step towards augmenting power generation through a mix of coal-fired, solar, pump storage, and wind energy projects, aimed at meeting the escalating energy demands of Rajasthan. . ...Read More

• Italy to phase out coal from 2025, excluding Sardinia island

  07 Mar 2024

  ROME (Reuters) - Italy is committed to stopping electricity generation from coal by the end of 2025 nationwide except in the island of Sardinia, the energy minister told parliament on Wednesday adding the government would boost gas-fired plants instead. . ...Read More