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• Singareni to expedite coal production to meet annual target

  20 Dec 2022

  In the last 18 days, an average of 2.15 lakh tonnes of coal was produced and the same amount of coal was transported, and an overburden extraction of 15.4 lakh cubic meters was also removed in a record time. . ...Read More

• How the energy crisis in Europe is affecting coal

  20 Dec 2022

  The turning off of Russian gas taps has sent Europe into the arms of coal. . ...Read More

• Govt extends deadline for bidding in commercial coal mines' auction till Jan 13

  20 Dec 2022

  The biggest tranche of 141 mines covering eleven coal-bearing states are being offered in the sixth round of commercial coal mine auction . ...Read More

• Global coal use hits all-time high: report

  19 Dec 2022

  Global coal usage has reached an all-time high in 2022 amid the disruption of traditional trade flows, soaring costs and increased demand, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). . ...Read More

• Coal exports overtake iron ore as energy crisis ignites prices

  19 Dec 2022

  However, the longer-term outlook for Australia’s coal industry remains deeply uncertain. Power generation from renewable energy continues to rise, . ...Read More

• New era to set Up $2.5 billion coal gasification plant

  19 Dec 2022

  The three, along with some other domestic and international investors, are setting up a 5-million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) coal gasification project in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, at an investment of $2.5 billion under New Era Cleantech Solution. . ...Read More

• Coal is here to stay despite India's ambitious RE goals

  19 Dec 2022

  The IEA expects India's coal demand to rise steadily to 1,220MT in 2025, with 92% of this going into electricity generation . ...Read More

• India imports 1,116 million tonnes of coal in past 5 years

  16 Dec 2022

  India has been facing a coal shortage, which led to power outages in many states during the peak of summer in the past two years. . ...Read More

• Loans of Rs 7.62 lakh cr provided to thermal power plants in India: Report

  16 Dec 2022

  The report, The Coal Tail: Tracking Investments in Coal fired Thermal Power Plants in India, by the Centre for Financial Accountability comes at the heels of COP27, which concluded on November 20 in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, where India announced its Long-Term Low Emissions and Development Strategies. . ...Read More

• Alpha announces 2023 full-year operational guidance

  16 Dec 2022

  ________________________________________ Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., a leading US supplier of metallurgical products for the steel industry, has announced its operational guidance for the 2023 calendar year. . ...Read More

• Anglo American lowered forecasts for iron ore and coking coal production in 2022-2024

  16 Dec 2022

  In 2022, the company expects to extract 15 million tons of coking coal . ...Read More

• DTE Energy officially retires two coal plants

  15 Dec 2022

  DTE Energy announced the retirement of two coal-fired power plants in Southeast Michigan as part of a long-term plan to accelerate decarbonization goals. . ...Read More

• EU SECOND LARGEST IMPORTER OF SOUTH AFRICAN COAL

  15 Dec 2022

  In the first three quarters of this year, South African coal exports to Europe amounted to 9.6mt (million tonnes), up a staggering 528% year-on-year. . ...Read More

• Rich nations mobilise $15.5bn for Vietnam’s coal-to-clean transition

  15 Dec 2022

  A railway coal depot in northern Vietnam (Pic: Flickr/garycycles8) . ...Read More

• China's daily coal output hits record high in November to meet heating demand

  15 Dec 2022

  An aerial view shows machinery working in an open-pit coal mine in Ejin Horo Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, October 19, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. China Daily via REUTERS . ...Read More