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• China Scores Some Climate Wins, But Energy Demand Growth a Risk

  23 Nov 2022

  China’s clean power and electric vehicle sectors are on track to meet ambitious climate targets, but rapid energy demand growth and continued coal investments risk derailing the progress. . ...Read More

• EU coal prices surge as Colombia rail blockade halts exports

  23 Nov 2022

  (Montel) Coal exports by one of Colombia’s largest producers, Cerrejon, have ground to a halt amid an ongoing rail blockade, which has driven up European coal prices, market participants said on Tuesday. . ...Read More

• Preparing for a peak power demand of 230 GW in FY 2024: Alok Kumar, power secy

  23 Nov 2022

  Data analysed by Moneycontrol showed that coal stocks in the country were better during and post-monsoon period in 2022 compared with the same period in 2021. . ...Read More

• Indonesia to build coal plants despite $20b deal on clean energy transition

  23 Nov 2022

  • The Indonesian government will still permit the construction of new coal-fired power plants, despite recently signing a $20 billion energy transition financing deal with industrialized countries. . ...Read More

• China's coal imports from Russia fall in Oct on rail jam, weak demand

  22 Nov 2022

  SINGAPORE: China's coal imports from Russia continued to slip in October from the prior months, as logistics bottlenecks in Russia curbed supply and lower demand in China also capped appetite for the fossil fuel. . ...Read More

• South Africa resumes coal rail deliveries to export port

  22 Nov 2022

  (Montel) Transnet Freight Rail in South Africa has fully resumed operations of the rail system serving the country’s main export terminal at Richards Bay following a derailment that halted deliveries for nearly two weeks. . ...Read More

• Asset monetisation of Rs 33,422 cr in FY23 so far, Coal Min leads with Rs 17K cr

  22 Nov 2022

  The Ministry of Coal has so far achieved a monetisation value of Rs 17,000 crore, against an overall monetisation target of Rs 30,000 crore in 2022-23, . ...Read More

• JSPL wins bid to build Botswana's 300 MW coal power plant

  22 Nov 2022

  It is the only fossil fuel-based power plant the Southern African country plans to procure in the next 20 years . ...Read More

• Nuvoco’s 6 ready-mix concrete plants gets GreenPro ecolabel

  17 Nov 2022

  Cement maker Nuvoco Vistas has received the prestigious Green Pro certification for six of its ready-mix concrete plants, according to a company release . ...Read More

• India’s energy conundrum: committed to renewables but still expanding coal

  17 Nov 2022

  Critics says India’s plans to increase coal production to 1bn tonnes a year are environmentally devastating and unnecessary . ...Read More

• india: India committed towards climate obligation; taking coal gasification drive in a huge way: Pralhad Joshi - The Economic Times

  17 Nov 2022

  es Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that India is committed towards meeting its obligation on climate change and has already started intense coal gasification drive involving public sector units and plantation to reduce carbon emissions. Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/renewables/india-committed-towards-climate-obligation-taking-coal-gasification-drive-in-a-huge-way-pralhad-joshi/articleshow/95533023.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst . ...Read More

• Coal India aims at 50 mt sales via e-auction in 2nd half of FY23

  17 Nov 2022

  Coal India aims at 50 mt sales via e-auction in 2nd half of FY23 . ...Read More

• China's Oct daily coal output slips from record as COVID throttles operations

  15 Nov 2022

  SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters) - China's daily coal output in October slipped from a record high in the prior month as hundreds of COVID cases a day were detected in major mining regions, prompting local governments to impose stringent curbs that slowed mine operations. . ...Read More

• Rich nations stick to coal phase-out plans as China builds new projects

  15 Nov 2022

  NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Asia must phase out coal power gradually while still making use of existing infrastructure to make the shift to a carbon-neutral society less disruptive, Seiji Izumisawa, president of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, told Reuters on Monday. . ...Read More

• Karot project to save 1.4m tons coal

  14 Nov 2022

  The Karot Hydropower Project is expected to save 1.4 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3.5 million tons each year, Vice General Manager of China Three Gorges International Limited (CTGI) and Chairman of CSAIL Qin Guobin said. . ...Read More