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• Australian coal to China picks up strongly

  05 Jul 2023

  Australia looks to increase exports of key commodities over the next few years, even as prices look to be coming off . ...Read More

• NS Power to retrofit coal-fired electrical generation stations to heavy fuel oil

  05 Jul 2023

  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's power utility plans to convert a coal-burning electricity station in Cape Breton to burn heavy fuel oil once federal regulations phase out coal entirely in 2030. . ...Read More

• Lawsuit against Whitehaven Coal's Narrabri Stage 3 extension consent dismissed

  05 Jul 2023

  Updates with details on extension consent in paragraph 2; context on proceeding in paragraph 3; Whitehaven comment in paragraph 4; details on approval process in paragraph 5 . ...Read More

• Australian coal earnings expected to plummet

  04 Jul 2023

  SYDNEY: Australia on Monday predicted its coal exports will halve in value over the next two years, as prices fall and consumers look to alternative sources of energy. . ...Read More

• South Africa Shifts From Coal To Natural Gas In Energy Transition

  04 Jul 2023

  Over 90% of South Africa's electricity is produced using coal, which currently dominates the country's energy landscape. . ...Read More

• Untimely rain weighs on Coal India’s sales volumes

  04 Jul 2023

  Coal offtake increased by 5.4 percent in the June 2023 quarter, slower than the 10.6 percent expansion in the year ago period . ...Read More

• Indonesia’s coal burning hits record high

  04 Jul 2023

  Indonesia burned more coal in 2022 than any other year, a preliminary analysis shows. This puts the country on track to become one of the largest carbon emitters from fossil fuel in the world. . ...Read More

• China to reach renewable power goal 5 years early, report says

  03 Jul 2023

  Experts say Beijing should still revisit its continued reliance on coal for power. . ...Read More

• 2nd ship carrying 36,570 tons of coal for Payra power plant arrives

  03 Jul 2023

  A second ship carrying coal for the Payra Thermal Power Plant arrived at Payra Port in Patuakhali early Sunday. . ...Read More

• OPINION: Australia's exports of energy transition metals to top thermal coal

  03 Jul 2023

  Exports of metals used in the energy transition are forecast to remain above A$40 billion ($26.6 billion) in the fiscal year that started on July 1, according to the latest quarterly report from the Australian government's Department of Industry, Science and Resources. . ...Read More

• Coal India June quarter production jumps 10% to 175.5 MT; coal offtake rises 5.3% YoY

  03 Jul 2023

  For the month of June, Coal India’s offtake at 61 MT registered a growth of 3.6% from 58.9 MT. (Mint) . ...Read More

• CIL should remain as public sector entity, alternative methodology needed for coal pricing: Chairman

  30 Jun 2023

  Coal India Chairman Pramod Agrawal said on Thursday that the company should continue to remain as a "government entity" in the future to maintain "price stability" of the dry fuel in the country and suggested an alternative methodology for coal pricing in future. . ...Read More

• China is set to shatter its wind and solar target five years early, new report finds

  30 Jun 2023

  China is on track to double its wind and solar energy capacity and hit its 2030 clean energy targets five years early, a new report has found. . ...Read More

• Mongolia-India discuss two shipping routes for coal movement

  30 Jun 2023

  The two routes include the Far East corridor that uses the Vladivostok - Chennai shipping path and the International North South Transport Corridor that uses Chabahar port . ...Read More

• Saudi CSP giant ACWA Power now shelving coal power

  30 Jun 2023

  [ED: ACWA Power’s CSP projects, developed in whole or in part include Bokpoort and Redstone in South Africa, parts of DEWA in Dubai and NOOR I,II and III in Morocco. It has consistently broken current CSP prices with new record low prices, and broken week-long overnight generation records due to its mastery of solar thermal energy storage] . ...Read More