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• UK May thermal coal imports drop to four month low

  13 Jul 2017

  UK imports of thermal coal fell to 239,663 mt in May, down 34% from April to a four month low, the... . ...Read More

• Chinese demand helps boost demand for Queensland coking coal

  13 Jul 2017

  Queensland’s dominant commodity, coking coal, is back in demand again with its price spiking... . ...Read More

• Essar Power explores cheaper coal import options

  13 Jul 2017

  Even as Essar Power seeks tariff hike to revive its 1200 MW imported coal-based power plant at Sal... . ...Read More

• Coal to account for over two-third of commercial energy output in 2022

  13 Jul 2017

  Prospects for coal-generated electricity are receding globally, yet India remains one of the last ... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto in search of the next Escondida mine in Chile

  12 Jul 2017

    Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO) has applied for exploration permits in Chile’... . ...Read More

• Electricity investment overtakes oil, gas for first time ever in 2016: IEA

  12 Jul 2017

  Investments in electricity surpassed those in oil and gas for the first time ever in 2016 on a spe... . ...Read More

• Energy economics group says export market for Australian coal will decline

  12 Jul 2017

  As Australia mulls the building of its biggest-ever export thermal coal mine, its biggest foreign ... . ...Read More

• Coal plan sparks ire as Myanmar struggles to keep lights on

  12 Jul 2017

  Opposition to a planned $3 billion coal-fired power plant in eastern Myanmar is highlighting the c... . ...Read More

• Sagging demand in China, India to likely weigh on thermal coal prices

  11 Jul 2017

  Weakening demand at major consumers India, China and South Korea is likely to weigh down thermal c... . ...Read More

• China renews commitment to less coal, more natural gas

  11 Jul 2017

  China has renewed an ambitious commitment to displacing coal with natural gas-fired energy, plotti... . ...Read More

• Indonesia sets July HBA thermal coal price at $78.95/mt, up 49% on year

  11 Jul 2017

  Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources set its July thermal coal reference price... . ...Read More

• KPCL, Singareni Collieries ink coal supply pact

  11 Jul 2017

      Karnataka Power Corporation Limited has entered into an agreement with the State... . ...Read More

• Niti Aayog roots for methanol-from-coal to cut down LPG import bill

  10 Jul 2017

  The government is promoting coal gasification to convert high ash coal into methanol that can be u... . ...Read More

• Indian thermal plants becoming costly affairs

  10 Jul 2017

  India's ultra thermal plants, designed to run on foreign coal, may no longer afford to do so e... . ...Read More

• Union coal secretary dedicates railway project to nation

  10 Jul 2017

  Union coal secretary Susheel Kumar dedicated the much-awaited Piparwar- McCluskieganj railway proj... . ...Read More