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• Thermal coal, coking coal shipments up in Q1FY24

  18 Jul 2023

  Paradip port handled the highest thermal coal shipments at 12.8 mt, nearly 37 per cent of the total thermal coal coming into the country . ...Read More

• Polish government outlines offer to buy coal assets from state energy firms

  18 Jul 2023

  Poland’s government has outlined details of the billions of zloty it is proposing to pay state energy firms to buy their coal assets. . ...Read More

• China power plants had record 199 mln metric tons of coal stocks at end-June

  18 Jul 2023

  BEIJING, July 18 (Reuters) - China's power plants had 199 million metric tons of coal in stock at the end of June, a record high, an official from China's state planner said on Tuesday. . ...Read More

• Poland's PGE, Enea, Tauron, Energa get state offers for coal assets

  17 Jul 2023

  WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish state-controlled power utilities PGE, Enea, Tauron and Energa received offers from the state treasury for their coal-fired power plants in a planned overhaul of the energy sector. . ...Read More

• India’s JSW Steel Said to Mull Bid for Stake in Teck Coal Unit

  17 Jul 2023

  • JSW may seek to buy 20% of business also eyed by Glencore . ...Read More

• China June coal output rebounds from six-month low as heatwave boosts demand

  17 Jul 2023

  BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's average daily coal production rebounded in June from a six-month low the prior month, official data showed on Monday, as miners ramped up output to meet increasing demand from power generators amid a heatwave. . ...Read More

• India's Adani mulls bidding for Anil Ambani's bankrupt coal plants- Bloomberg

  12 Jul 2023

  (Adds details on coal plant in paragraph 2 and 3, background in following paragraphs) . ...Read More

• Problems with roof supports leads to temporary closure of coal mine in Cape Breton

  12 Jul 2023

  There are new questions over just how committed Canada is to climate action, as the Donkin underground coal mine in Nova Scotia reopens. Ross Lord looks at the concerns about worker safety and the environment. – Sep . ...Read More

• New trial begins in Oakland’s coal fight. What’s at stake?

  12 Jul 2023

  The developer behind a controversial coal terminal claims over $148 million in lost profits. Oakland says residents’ health and safety are at risk. . ...Read More

• Vietnam's coal emissions primed for surge after imports jump: Maguire

  12 Jul 2023

  July 12 (Reuters) - Vietnam's thermal power emissions are primed for a steep climb this summer after the country's imports of thermal coal soared to their highest levels in three years in May and June. . ...Read More

• China's deflation pressure builds as consumer prices falter

  10 Jul 2023

  Smokes billows from the chimneys of a steel plant in Wu'an, Hebei province, China, February 23, 2017. Picture taken February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter . ...Read More

• Decoding China's Massive Green Energy Boom

  10 Jul 2023

  • China is rapidly expanding its renewable energy capacity, adding new capacity at the same pace as the rest of the world combined, driven by strong government policies and funding. . ...Read More

• China miners seek coal import curbs to ease glut

  10 Jul 2023

  Scarred by a coal supply crunch and power crisis in 2021 and wary of energy insecurity risks triggered by the Ukraine war, Beijing urged miners to boost production, approved new mines and encouraged imports, which has led to record stockpiles. . ...Read More

• ‘Coal gasification business to get VGF scheme in 3 months’

  10 Jul 2023

  Union minister for parliamentary affairs, coal and mines Pralhad Joshi said the proposal for VGF support worth ₹6,000 crore has been approved by the expenditure finance committee (ECF). . ...Read More

• Court backs green light on Narrabri coal mine expansion

  06 Jul 2023

  Climate activists vow to keep fighting after a court dismissed their bid to stop a coal mine extension that would generate the equivalent of Australia's total annual carbon dioxide emissions. . ...Read More