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• India’s power demand rises 4.3% in November, coal generation sees revival

  10 Dec 2024

  Industrial and commercial consumers, who account for nearly half of the country’s total power consumption, played a significant role in the growth. . ...Read More

• China Baoli Partners with Van Pacific for Mongolian Coal Venture

  09 Dec 2024

  China Baoli Technologies Holdings Ltd. (HK:0164) has released an update. . ...Read More

• India’s core sector output grows 3.1% in October, led by coal production

  09 Dec 2024

  India’s eight core sectors’ output grew by 3.1% in October, compared to a 2% rise in September, according to government data released on Friday. Company Value Change %Change The Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported that Coal, Refinery Products, Steel, Cement, Electricity, and Fertilisers experienced positive growth. Coal production increased by 7.8%, while crude oil […] . ...Read More

• Seismic event sparks fire, stops operations at Russian coal mine

  09 Dec 2024

  (Reuters) - A seismic event sparked a fire and halted operations at the Alardinskaya mine in southwestern Siberia, Russian officials and news agencies said on Monday. . ...Read More

• Govt to assist Andhra Pradesh with coal linkages, power sector modernization

  09 Dec 2024

  The review was attended by Andhra Pradesh ministers Gottipati Ravi Kumar, Ponguru Narayana, and Kolusu Parthasarathi, along with senior officials from the state government and the Ministry of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs. . ...Read More

• Thermal power plant Ugljevik halts production due to lack of coal

  06 Dec 2024

  Thermal power plant Ugljevik in the Republic of Srpska has halted electricity production due to a lack of coal. The suspension is reportedly causing daily losses of BAM 550,000 (EUR 281,000), equivalent to the cost of 5 GWh of electricity, while citizens of Ugljevik were left without district heating. . ...Read More

• Multibillion-dollar plan to convert coal into ‘clean’ hydrogen falters

  06 Dec 2024

  A multibillion-dollar plan to create “clean” hydrogen from Australian brown coal and ship it to Japan is on the brink of collapse. Japanese media have reported Kawasaki Heavy Industries has withdrawn from the trial, blaming procurement delays. . ...Read More

• Queensland looks to gas and coal, hedges bets on nuclear as new cost blowout emerges for pumped hydro

  06 Dec 2024

  The new Queensland state LNP government has signalled it will follow its $1.4 billion funding pledge for coal with a boost in gas generation, and has kept the door open for nuclear as it reveals yet another cost blow out for one of the state’s signature pumped hydro projects. . ...Read More

• Rising domestic output to limit India’s thermal coal imports in 2025

  06 Dec 2024

  This aligns with the government’s push to reduce dependency on imported coal and strengthen self-sufficiency in energy resources. . ...Read More

• Indonesia aims to cut coal use to one-third of energy mix

  04 Dec 2024

  Boats cruise near barges fully loaded with coal in Samarinda, Indonesia, in 2022. DITA ALANGKARA/AP . ...Read More

• Regulator hearings begin for Grassy Mountain coal project

  04 Dec 2024

  It was a packed house Pincher Creek Community Hall on Tuesday. The Alberta Energy Regulator officially began hearings for Northback Holdings' exploratory drilling application at the Grassy Mountain coal mining site. . ...Read More

• Coal's future in Asia hinges on US LNG supply

  04 Dec 2024

  LNG demand in Asia is seen to reach 510 million tons per annum in 2050. . ...Read More

• Exxaro drives Maputo export route optimisation as Transnet's Richard Bay coal line struggles along

  04 Dec 2024

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• ECL Raises Coal Price in Rajmahal, increases Rs 300cr revenue generation

  02 Dec 2024

  Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL) has increased the add-on price of coal in Rajmahal, Jharkhand, effective November 30. The hike is expected to generate an additional Rs 300 crore in revenue for ECL. . ...Read More

• PSPCL saves ₹1K-cr by getting coal from Pachwara mine: State power minister Harbhajan Singh

  02 Dec 2024

  Punjab's PSPCL saved ₹1,000 crore by sourcing cheaper coal from Jharkhand's Pachwara mine, ensuring no coal shortages at thermal plants. . ...Read More