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• 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

• U.S. Coal Exports To Europe Up 46% By Weight, 184% By Value

  14 Dec 2022

  Coal was the nation's fourth-ranked export by tonnage in the month of October, trailing three other ... [+] . ...Read More