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• 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

• Govt likely to lower rail freight rates for coastal shipping of coal

  06 Mar 2023

  Proposal aimed to ease pressure on rail network, improve coal dispatch during peak demand summer months Topics . ...Read More

• China to develop more energy and mineral reserves and boost production

  06 Mar 2023

  The country will aim to discover more energy and mineral reserves and boost production in 2023, Li said in his work report to the opening of the annual meeting of China's parliament. . ...Read More

• Newcastle coal rises 8% amid China disaster

  03 Mar 2023

  (Montel) The Pacific basin’s leading thermal coal index rebounded 8% this week against the backdrop of a Chinese mine disaster that has supported prices for the world’s biggest coal consumer. . ...Read More

• China Approved Record Number of Coal Plants in 2022, Highest Since 2015: Report

  03 Mar 2023

  Despite a record rise in coal power plants in China and across Asia’s emerging markets, global CO2 emissions may be starting to plateau owing to the rapid expansion of renewable energy, new research suggests. . ...Read More

• Sixth round of coal auction gets solid response due to lower premium’

  03 Mar 2023

  Out of 141 mines, which were put on auction in the sixth round, the government received bids for 34 mines, out of which the result for 18 mines has been declared so far. . ...Read More