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• Indonesia Introduces Carbon Trading For Its Coal Power Plants

  02 Mar 2023

  Indonesia has announced that the initial phase of rolling out a carbon trading mechanism for coal power plants has begun. It will cover 99 plants which will be provided a quota of 20 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. . ...Read More

• China approves biggest expansion in new coal power plants

  01 Mar 2023

  China approved the construction of another 106 gigawatts of coal-fired power capacity last year. The country reportedly approved the highest number of new coal-fired power plants since 2015. Watch this video for all details. . ...Read More

• Railways gear up to supply wagons to transport coal to power plants

  01 Mar 2023

  Anticipating increased demand for power in the coming summer, Indian Railways has geared up to supply sufficient wagons to facilitate the smooth transportation of coal for the power sector. . ...Read More

• Amid Ukraine war, Russia ramps up coal sales to China

  01 Mar 2023

  According to the Russian Consulate General in China’s northeastern province of Harbin, Russia’s coal exports to China through the Zabaikalsk-Manzhouli railway crossing have jumped by 214% . ...Read More

• Solar to soon offer grid more capacity than coal, consultancy says

  01 Mar 2023

  Almost one-third of homes have panels, the highest in the world, says SunWiz, and will soon outpace capacity from coal . ...Read More

• Column: India, China demand boost low-rank thermal coal prices in Asia

  28 Feb 2023

  NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Signs of stronger import demand from India have arrested the decline in price of the thermal coal grades most commonly sought by the world's second-biggest importer of the fuel used to generate electricity . ...Read More

• Sinopec launches world’s largest green hydrogen coal-chemical project

  28 Feb 2023

  China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has launched its first green hydrogen project in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Inner Mongolia Erdos Wind-Solar Green Hydrogen Project, on February 16 in Beijing, Hohhot, and Erdos. . ...Read More

• Shree Cement, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) among successful bidders for coal mines

  28 Feb 2023

  New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Shree Cement (NS:SHCM) and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) were among the major bidders who, on Monday, secured bids under forward e-auction of coal mines which was conducted by the government. . ...Read More

• China Approved Enough New Coal Plants Last Year to Power the U.K.

  28 Feb 2023

  The surge in approvals follows severe power shortages last summer when a drought dried up hydropower reservoirs while boosting air conditioning demand. Photo: Bloomberg . ...Read More

• 65% Growth in Coal Concentrate Output

  27 Feb 2023

  The coal concentrate production of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization’s subsidiaries reached 660,154 tons during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022-Jan. 20). . ...Read More

• Most of auctioned coking coal mines to start production by 2025

  27 Feb 2023

  These mines have peak rated capacity(PRC) of 22.5 MT. Domestic raw coking coal production is likely to reach 140 million tonnes (MT) by 2030. . ...Read More

• A reality check for Australian thermal coal exporters

  27 Feb 2023

  The Southeast Asia region has been identified as a key growth market by Australian thermal coal exporters. However, this growth is likely to be short-lived. In the case of Vietnam, . ...Read More

• China approves biggest expansion in new coal power plants since 2015, report finds

  27 Feb 2023

  Concerns about energy shortages drive increase as projects progress at ‘extraordinary’ speed . ...Read More

• Glencore logs record profit in 2022 on coal boom

  17 Feb 2023

  ining giant Glencore has reported a net income attributable to equity holders of $17.32bn for the year ended 31 December 2022, marking a 248% increase from $4.97bn a year ago. . ...Read More

• Coal India limits supply to old power plants in SHAKTI push

  17 Feb 2023

  SHAKTI stands for Scheme to Harness and Allocate Koyla (Coal) Transparently in India. The objective of the scheme is to auction long-term coal linkages to power companies. Under the scheme, fuel is to be allocated to power plants holding letters of assurance (LoAs) . ...Read More