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• Coal imports fall by 25% in 3 yrs as India aims to up domestic production

  14 Mar 2023

  Coal imports have seen a 25% fall in the last three years as India strives to increase domestic production and reduce dependence on imports . ...Read More

• Contango completes pilot coke plant construction at its Lubu Project

  10 Mar 2023

  Contango Holdings Plc has advised that the construction of a small-scale coke battery has been completed at the Lubu Coal Project in Zimbabwe. . ...Read More

• Germany plans gas auctions to add 25 GW as alternative to coal by 2030: minister

  10 Mar 2023

  Germany plans to auction gas power plants this year as part of a plan to add 25 gigawatt of capacity as an alternative to coal by 2030, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday. . ...Read More

• Railways increases coal transportation, wagons for power sector ahead of summer

  10 Mar 2023

  It also said keeping in view the rising demand in the next few years, comprehensive planning of an energy corridor has been done with planned investment of Rs 1 lakh crore for over around 100 projects. . ...Read More

• Coal-powered electricity on rise in 2022 in Germany as it phases at nuclear

  10 Mar 2023

  Coal was the main energy source in electricity production in Germany in 2022, . ...Read More

• EPA proposes stricter limits on coal plant water pollution

  09 Mar 2023

  FILE - Dominion Power's coal-fired power plant at Dutch Gap along the James River is shown on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Chester, Va. The Biden administration on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, proposed strengthening a rule aimed at reducing polluted wastewater from coal-burning power plants that has contaminated streams, . ...Read More

• Analysis: Dark summer nights: India faces high risks of power cuts after years of coal, hydro power neglect

  09 Mar 2023

  An employee works at the construction site of a grid power station in Jammu May 5, 2011. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta . ...Read More

• Russia topples US to increase coal imports to India, China dumps hefty amount of met coke

  09 Mar 2023

  No matter some sanctions by the West on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine and India's strained relationship with China, Asia's third largest economy is growing increasingly dependent on these foreign countries for supply of coal and met coke. . ...Read More

• Indonesia's Bukit Asam targets 41 million tonnes of coal output in 2023

  09 Mar 2023

  JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian state-controlled coal miner PT Bukit Asam is targetting an 11% increase in coal output this year to 41 million tonnes, after posting a record-high profit in 2022, senior executives said on Thursday. . ...Read More

• Battery Bonanza Is Being Sparked by Coal’s Exit in Australia

  08 Mar 2023

  • Only China has a bigger pipeline of battery projects: BNEF . ...Read More

• Minergy halts Botswana coal mining ops after contractor downs tools

  08 Mar 2023

  But the downturn in prices had now impacted earnings, Minergy said. Botswana moved to position itself as a key coal producer, taking advantage of the surge in demand last year and increased seaborne exports in 2022 through Mozambique's Maputo port and Walvis Bay in Namibia. . ...Read More

• Thermal, coking coal prices likely to drop further

  08 Mar 2023

  Currently, April Newcastle thermal coal contracts on InterContinental Exchange are quoted at $186.25 a tonne. . ...Read More

• Emergency coal power plants used for first time as UK sees cold snap

  08 Mar 2023

  Two old coal-fired power plants have begun generating again as the UK expects to see its coldest night of the year so far. . ...Read More

• Olaf Scholz said that Germany has become independent of the supply of gas, oil and coal from Russia

  06 Mar 2023

  March 5 – BLiTZ. According to TASS, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in an interview with CNN, said that Germany had become independent of the supply of gas, oil and coal from Russia. At the same time, according to Scholz, this did not lead to an economic crisis in the country. . ...Read More

• Dry bulk market surges off stronger iron ore, grain and coal volumes

  06 Mar 2023

  Futures market surges to indicate higher spot rates in the weeks ahead . ...Read More