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• Cement, coal, electricity prop up core sector output in November

  02 Jan 2023

  Barring natural gas and crude oil, all sectors recorded growth in November. The core sector index in November, however, remained little changed at 139 compared to October . ...Read More

• Coal, gas lead 2022 commodities rally; recession clouds new year

  02 Jan 2023

  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Coal and natural gas markets ended 2022 with strong gains on Friday after a global energy crisis triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war stoked prices, and tighter supplies expected in 2023 could fuel more gains. . ...Read More

• China's Northeast Railway Company ensures coal supply for power plants

  02 Jan 2023

  As China optimizes its anti-epidemic policies, factories have started to ramp up production. A CGTN reporter traveled to Shenyang, a major manufacturing city in northeastern China, to find out what the city is doing to secure its factories' energy supplies. . ...Read More

• China ready to invest in Afghan coal energy sector: DABS

  30 Dec 2022

  KABUL (Pajhwok): China’s Chamber of Commerce representative during a meeting with Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) head said his country is ready to invest . . . . ...Read More

• Lützerath: How Germany's energy crisis reignited coal

  30 Dec 2022

  Germany had been winding down its brown coal production. Then an energy crisis hit. Now, thousands of people have promised to resist January plans to demolish a village and dig up the coal beneath it. . ...Read More

• Viewpoint: US steam coal exports shift to Europe

  30 Dec 2022

  Europe may continue to dominate US thermal coal exports in 2023, as EU countries continue to block Russian coal and Moscow's drastic cuts to natural gas supply keep gas prices elevated. . ...Read More

• From declining deforestation to quitting coal, Indonesia marks a pivotal 2022

  30 Dec 2022

  • 2022 saw a continued decline in deforestation in Indonesia, as well as financing deals for forest conservation and phasing out fossil fuels, and a scramble to keep up with changing EU timber regulations. . ...Read More

• Quality of domestic coal increased considerably: Government

  28 Dec 2022

  The government on Tuesday said the quality of domestic coal has increased considerably as the grade conformity of fossil fuel has improved to 69 per cent in the current fiscal. . ...Read More

• Australians are feeling the heat of climate change. For the fossil fuel industry it’s still business as usual

  28 Dec 2022

  Recent legislative action to curtail the power of the gas and coal industry are a glimmer of progress but more needs to be done . ...Read More

• Coal India Chairman Says, Company Set To Meet 700 MT Production Target Of FY23

  28 Dec 2022

  • Coal India (CIL) produces more than 80% of domestic coal. . ...Read More

• Qld power plant set for coal cap compo

  28 Dec 2022

  Taxpayers will fund compensation of up to $450 million for Rio Tinto to offset the impact of a coal price cap on its Gladstone Power Station in Queensland. . ...Read More

• India chases clean energy, but economic goals put coal first •

  27 Dec 2022

  • Meena Devi cooks on a wood-fired stove outside her family's home in New Delhi, which has some of the world's worst air pollution, on Dec. 6. | SAUMYA KHANDELWAL / THE NEW YORK TIMES • . ...Read More

• Rise in European demand for energy jolts Turkey’s fading coal industry

  27 Dec 2022

  Amid a global energy crisis, Turkey scrambles to supply surge in local and European demands for coal . ...Read More

• Growth, Sustainability And Energy Security– Coal Gasification Shows The Way

  27 Dec 2022

  Even till the latter part of the 20th century, coal was the major source of energy across the continents and accounted for over 65 per cent of electricity generation world-wide. . ...Read More

• Coal consumers body seeks renewal of rake-based supply to non-power sector

  27 Dec 2022

  The Coal Consumers Association of India (CCAI) has made a plea to the government to resume rake-based supplies to the non-power sector in a bid to maintain cost competitiveness and sustain operations . ...Read More