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• China's Coal Prices Set to Soar, Industry Experts Predict

  25 Apr 2024

  China's coal market is poised for a significant uptick in prices, according to fresh insights from the China Coal Transportation and Distribution Association (CCTD). . ...Read More

• Slump in Coal Production Drags Down Poland's Economic Recovery

  23 Apr 2024

  A 26% plunge in coal mining weighed on Poland’s industrial output in March 2024, casting a shadow over the expectations that the biggest emerging-market economy in Europe would grow by the expected 3% this year. . ...Read More

• White House tees up coal waste rule

  23 Apr 2024

  The new wastewater discharge standards for coal plants are expected to be finalized Thursday, along with other regulations. . ...Read More

• Federal regulators look to block Montana coal mining law

  23 Apr 2024

  The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement said a law passed by legislators in 2023 creates water standards that are “vague and difficult to enforce.” . ...Read More

• Taliban engages Pakistani company for coal exports amid controversy

  22 Apr 2024

  Taliban’s minister of industry and commerce has engaged in talks with a Pakistani company, Abbas Afridi, to discuss exporting Afghanistan’s coal to Pakistan, . ...Read More

• Whitehaven starts new chapter with met coal after mines buy from Jefferies

  22 Apr 2024

  The project incorporates an environment-friendly carbon capture technique, aimed at capturing CO2 emissions. . ...Read More

• Coal India’s capex rises 6.5% in FY24 to Rs 19,840 crore

  17 Apr 2024

  This is the fourth consecutive fiscal year that Coal India’s capex has breached the budgeted target. . ...Read More

• Pacificorp throws a lifeline to Wyoming coal and natural gas industry

  17 Apr 2024

  Rob Joyce, director of the Wyoming Chapter of the Sierra Club, said the plan would add 100 million metric tons of climate pollution by 2042. It also slashes near-term investments in cheaper wind and solar, and makes a huge bet on behalf of ratepayers to install unproven and expensive carbon capture devices on existing coal-fired power plants. . ...Read More

• China’s March coal output slips

  17 Apr 2024

  BEIJING: China’s coal output fell 4.2% in March, statistics bureau data showed on Tuesday, amid oversupply and weak demand. . ...Read More

• Carbon credits for coal phase-out likely not price competitive against wider market, need state buyers: CIX chief

  17 Apr 2024

  Energy storage and just transition costs would make such novel credits several times more expensive than the typical renewable energy or forest conservation offsets available today. . ...Read More

• Government is considering "all relevant options" regarding ASX-listed company, mining coal in Russia

  15 Apr 2024

  A SUV drives on the tundra during sunset in Anadyr, Chukotka autonomous okrug, on January 10, 2024 in Anadyr, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images) Credit: Contributor/Getty Images . ...Read More

• Thiess locks in $1.9b contract with BHP

  15 Apr 2024

  Thiess has locked in a six-year contract extension with BHP for the Mount Arthur South coal operations in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. . ...Read More

• India invokes a 21-year-old power law as it braces for one of the worst heatwaves this year

  15 Apr 2024

  All gas-based power generating stations have been told to operationalise their plants from May 1 to June 30 in view of rise in electricity demand due to a likely prolonged heat wave this summer. . ...Read More

• China accounted for two-thirds of new global coal plant capacity in 2023, report finds

  15 Apr 2024

  • A report by Global Energy Monitor found that net coal capacity grew by 48.4 GW in 2023, with China accounting for about two-thirds of new coal plant capacity. . ...Read More

• Salzgitter to install shredder in Germany

  08 Apr 2024

  Steelmaker says the new Lindemann shredder will help supply its mill as it moves toward lowering its carbon footprint. . ...Read More