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• Bulgarian parliament orders caretaker government to renegotiate closure of coal-fired plants

  13 Jan 2023

  Bulgaria’s parliament on January 12 ordered Prime Minister Gulub Donev's caretaker government to renegotiate with the European Commission part of the recovery and resilience plan that envisages the closure of coal-fired power plants. . ...Read More

• China Dec coal imports slip as COVID spike dampens industrial activity

  13 Jan 2023

  SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China's coal imports slipped in December from a month earlier as industrial activity slowed following a surge in COVID-19 cases after Beijing's sudden removal of stringent pandemic controls. . ...Read More

• Renewables overtake coal and nuclear electrical output in 2022

  12 Jan 2023

  Renewable energy sources like solar and wind are consistently outpacing the new deployment of fossil fuels and nuclear energy in the United States. In April 2022, . ...Read More

• Railways plans to introduce multiple wagon tipplers to de-load coal

  12 Jan 2023

  The Indian railways is planning to introduce multiple wagon tipplers to speed up the coal distribution network across the country. . ...Read More

• Chinese Inbound Coal Shipments Plummet 12.2%, Says BIMCO

  12 Jan 2023

  Weak economic activity, a 10.5% increase in domestic coal mining, and a recovery in coal imports from Mongolia via rail alleviated coal shipments to China in 2022. . ...Read More

• Trade Review: Met coal prices to get support in Q1 on China-Australia trade re-opening hopes

  12 Jan 2023

  The seaborne metallurgical coal market is entering Q1 2023 on a strong note amid growing hopes for easing trade between China and Australia and possibility of wet weather conditions in Queensland. . ...Read More

• Exclusive: Chinese companies resume Australian coal imports; first batch to arrive in Feb: insider

  11 Jan 2023

  Tons of thermal coal are unloaded and transported at a port in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province on December 21, 2022. Photo: VCG . ...Read More

• Coal India bullish on pursuing projects through MDO mode

  11 Jan 2023

  New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS): Coal India Ltd (CIL) has allotted nine projects to be pursued through the mine developer cum operator (MDO) mode. . ...Read More

• Telangana: SCCL, NTPC sign MoU for coal supply

  11 Jan 2023

  An agreement was signed between Singareni Collieries Company Limited and the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited . ...Read More

• Equinor, RWE Plan Natural Gas Plants, Blue Hydrogen Hub in German Coal Exit

  11 Jan 2023

  RWE AG and Equinor ASA have agreed to work on a road map to phase out coal in Germany, led by a combination of more natural gas-fired power plants and a hydrogen production hub fed by Norway’s reserves. . ...Read More

• Column: China's easing of Australian coal ban is symbolic, not market-shifting

  10 Jan 2023

  The edge of Glencore's Mount Owen coal mine and adjacent rehabilitated land are pictured in Ravensworth, Australia, June 21, 2022. Picture taken June 21, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo . ...Read More

• Valmet wins EUR-25m coal-to-biomass conversion job in Hungary

  10 Jan 2023

  Finnish process technologies provider Valmet Corp (HEL:VALMT) said today it has won a EUR-25-million (USD 26.7m) order in Hungary from a local unit of French utility group Veolia (EPA:VIE) for a coal-to-biomass conversion project. . ...Read More

• Centre asks gencos to import 6 per cent of total coal requirements

  10 Jan 2023

  The ministry’s letter stated energy demand has increased sharply and it is expected to remain at increased level during first half of 2023-24. . ...Read More

• Higher coal cost expected as Mongolia wants to dial up export prices

  10 Jan 2023

  Mongolia's reported move to modify how its coal exports to China are priced may mean higher costs for Chinese users, and Chinese industry experts said that efforts by Mongolia to change the ecosystem of cross-border coal trade may affect the outlook for Mongolian energy export to China. . ...Read More

• China’s state utilities can issue over $29 billion in bonds to buy fuel

  09 Jan 2023

  Shanghai's largest coal power station . ...Read More