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• Coal production grows by 8.5% in 5 months in Kyrgyzstan

  22 Jun 2023

  AKIPRESS.COM - Mining of hard and brown coal has grown by 8.5% in January-May in Kyrgyzstan, according to the National Statistical Committee. . ...Read More

• China’s Offshore Wind Achieves Remarkable Power Price Parity with Coal Prices

  14 Jun 2023

  The global offshore wind and coal-fired power prices have reached a significant convergence, largely influenced by China’s dominant market share of 57 per cent and its extensive manufacturing capacity. . ...Read More

• CERC moots revised index for escalation rate of imported coal

  14 Jun 2023

  Power sector regulator CERC suggests composite index for efficiency in procurement, diversifying coal supplies . ...Read More

• Nippon Steel still interested in investing in Teck’s steelmaking coal arm

  14 Jun 2023

  Teck’s Fording River metallurgical coal operation in B.C. Credit: Teck Resources . ...Read More

• WA government spends millions more to keep ageing Griffin coal mine running

  14 Jun 2023

  Posted 10h ago10 hours ago, updated 6h ago6 hours ago . ...Read More

• Britain puts coal plant on standby as warm temperatures ramp up demand

  13 Jun 2023

  LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Britain’s National Grid has asked Uniper (UN01.DE) to ready a unit at its Ratcliffe coal-fired power plant in case extra electricity is needed on Monday amid warmer temperatures. . ...Read More

• Glencore makes an alternative bid for Teck Resources’ coal assets

  13 Jun 2023

  • Glencore approached Teck Resources again, this time only for its coal business. . ...Read More

• Imported coal-based power plants told to run at full capacity till September

  13 Jun 2023

  The power ministry on Monday mandated imported coal-based power plants to run at full capacity till September 30 to meet the high power demand amidst soaring temperatures across the country. . ...Read More

• Opinion: East Asia heat wave to crank up coal use & emissions

  13 Jun 2023

  Authorities in Japan and southern China have recently called on households and businesses to curb power use to shield electric grids from further stress, but soaring temperatures are expected to bring greater use of power-hungry air conditioners throughout the region. Facebook . ...Read More

• India unlikely to get U.S. exemption on steel, aluminium tariffs-sources

  09 Jun 2023

  A worker observes an electric furnace inside a steel factory on the outskirts of Jammu February 12, 2018. Picture taken February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta . ...Read More

• GRAPHIC-Lower European gas prices encourage switch from coal

  09 Jun 2023

  LONDON/PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - Lower European wholesale natural gas prices due to swelling inventories and weak industrial demand have encouraged utilities to switch to gas from coal to generate electricity in a reversal of behaviour last year. . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry issues vesting orders for 22 mines

  09 Jun 2023

  The Ministry of Coal on Thursday issued vesting orders for 22 auctioned coal blocks, which are expected to attract a capital investment of Rs 7,929 crore. . ...Read More

• South Africa’s Climate Commission advises government to move away from coal power

  09 Jun 2023

  The commission also said that gas power should be reduced, with a maximum of 5GW of gas-fired plants being built in the coming years. . ...Read More

• Higher renewable energy generation to cut coal reliance this summer, says EIA

  09 Jun 2023

  Power generation through natural gas, which remains the primary source in the electric power sector, is expected to grow 3 per cent this summer (June to August), helped by additional capacity and favorable fuel costs, the EIA said on Thursday.Updated On Jun 9, 2023 at 08:09 AM IST . ...Read More

• Union Cabinet Approves Continuation Of Central Sector Scheme Of ‘Exploration Of Coal And Lignite Scheme’

  08 Jun 2023

  New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the continuation of the Central Sector Scheme of “Exploration of Coal and Lignite scheme” with an estimated expenditure of Rs. 2980 crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26 co-terminus with the 15th Finance Commission cycle. . ...Read More