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• Column: Asia's seaborne thermal coal imports hit record high as prices slip

  31 May 2023

  LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 30 (Reuters) - Asia's imports of seaborne thermal coal surged to the highest on record in May as cheaper prices tempted buyers in the region's developing economies. . ...Read More

• Imports of coking coal from Russia may double

  31 May 2023

  After crude oil, the import of yet another key Russian resource is set to flood the Indian market in the years ahead: coking coal. The reasons remain the same—lower prices, quicker deliveries, and supply diversification. . ...Read More

• Coal India raises high grade non-coking coal prices by 8%

  31 May 2023

  India's largest coal supplier Coal India Ltd has raised prices of non-coking coal of grade G2 to G10 by 8% over the existing notified prices with effect from May 31, five years after the last hike. . ...Read More

• Coal as a geological hydrogen battery: A promising breakthrough in clean energy storage

  29 May 2023

  https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2023/05/27/coal-as-a-geological-hydrogen-battery-a-promising-breakthrough-i.html . ...Read More

• 800 million tonnes and counting: Private MDOs churning out India's coal

  29 May 2023

  Rising electricity demand is pushing for more coal mining as thermal power continues to be the backbone of supply . ...Read More

• Global Investment in Coal to Increase by 10 Percent: IEA

  29 May 2023

  Investment in global coal production and supply in 2023 is expected to increase by about 10% from the $135 billion spent in 2022, the International Energy Agency said. . ...Read More

• JSW Steel aims to secure coking coal supply, eyes assets in India & abroad

  29 May 2023

  The firm is said to have evinced interest in coal mines owned by Australia's BHP group, which are undergoing a sale process . ...Read More

• Transnet to restore full coal line service after derailment

  18 May 2023

  South Africa's Transnet expects to resume full service on its main coal export line on Wednesday after last week's derailment, . ...Read More

• Metallurgical coal outlook dims even as demand dwindles in India, China

  18 May 2023

  The Southwest Monsoon covered India on July 2 last year, with the rains sweeping in from the south from May 22 onward, before retreating southward from September 20 until October 15, data from the India Meteorological Department showed. . ...Read More

• After two-year delay, Vietnam approves $135bn power plan

  18 May 2023

  Vietnam has approved a scheme to prevent a looming power shortage and meet net-zero goals with a $135bn investment package that will favour renewables and gas power rather than coal, Reuters reports. . ...Read More

• Coal’s share in India’s power mix to decline to half by 2030, renewables to meet new demand: CEA

  18 May 2023

  The power sector contributes about 40 per cent of India’s total greenhouse gas emissions . ...Read More

• New US rules could stem emissions from coal and gas power plants

  12 May 2023

  Environmental groups laud the regulation, which would advance clean power in the US – if it survives expected legal challenges . ...Read More

• China’s Weak Industrial Recovery Is Weighing on Coal Consumption

  12 May 2023

  A coal depot near a power station in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province on March 11, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg . ...Read More

• Australia's centre-left government clears first new coal mine

  12 May 2023

  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government said it would authorise Bowen Coking Coal's Isaac River mine project in Queensland to extract metallurgical coal for making steel. . ...Read More

• Poor demand lowers coal price to Rs 4,000/tonne

  12 May 2023

  Conditions at domestic and international markets seem to have swung in favour of coal consumers as the commodity is showing considerable drop in the prices. From its peak in the recent past, coal prices have dipped by more than half. . ...Read More