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• China coal output up 5.8% in Jan-Feb as new capacity comes online

  15 Mar 2023

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China's coal output rose by 5.8% in the first two months of 2023 from the same period a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, as new mining capacity came online and Beijing encouraged miners to boost production to improve energy security. . ...Read More

• US federal agency funds methane capture project India

  14 Mar 2023

  A federal US agency has approved grant funding for a feasibility study to develop a coal mine methane (CMM) recovery facility in Jharkhand's Jharia coalfield, . ...Read More

• Vietnam’s energy transition deal is a ‘black box’, partner warns

  14 Mar 2023

  A Vietnam government partner suggested that even Hanoi is unaware of the details of the energy transition package . ...Read More

• NYK takes delivery of new coal carrier Kagura

  14 Mar 2023

  ippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line has taken delivery of a new coal carrier, dubbed Kagura, from Oshima Shipbuilding. . ...Read More

• 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