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• Ministries of coal, power to finalise freight cost cut plan: NITI Aayog

  31 Oct 2022

  Coal freight is the biggest source of revenue of railways, accounting for almost half of its freight basket which earned the national transporter Rs 1.43 trillion in 2021-22 . ...Read More

• Teck Resources cuts guidance for steelmaking coal; outage continues at Elkview mine

  28 Oct 2022

  One day after announcing it will exit the oilsands business by selling its stake in the Fort Hills oilsands project, Teck Resources Ltd. said it continues to face inflationary pressures and production challenges at other sites around the globe. . ...Read More

• Kyrgyzstan to purchase coal from Kazakh company

  28 Oct 2022

  Electric Stations OJSC - the main producer of electricity and heat energy in Kyrgyzstan, has signed a contract for the supply of coal from the Kazakh KarTransUgol LLP, Trend reports citing 24.kg news agency. . ...Read More

• Deal with Chinese supplier key for Transnet to haul more coal

  28 Oct 2022

  South Africa’s freight rail operator is confronting regulatory hurdles that are hindering it from contracting with a Chinese supplier of locomotives and equipment to boost capacity on its lines, its chief executive officer said. . ...Read More

• Glencore's bid to expand coal mine in New South Wales rejected

  28 Oct 2022

  The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission on Friday refused Glencore PLC's application to expand the Glendall coal mine due to the significant impact it would have on the heritage values in the region. . ...Read More

• REC, PFC to provide Rs 8,520 crore finance for 1,320 MW thermal power plant at Buxar

  20 Oct 2022

  "REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) - Maharatna CPSEs under the ministry of power -- have signed a memorandum of loan agreement with SJVN Thermal Private Ltd (STPL) for financing 2x660 MW coal based Buxar Thermal Power Plant (BTPP)," a company statement said. . ...Read More

• PLN plans to retire coal-fired power plants ahead of schedule

  20 Oct 2022

  The company intends to expedite the phase-out process by ten years with 'affordable' financing from overseas investors. . ...Read More

• Vedanta Arm BALCO wins bid for Barra coal block in Chhattisgarh

  20 Oct 2022

  BALCO's parent Vedanta Ltd. said that the subsidiary won the block bid under Tranche IV of the commercial coal block auction conducted by the Coal Ministry. . ...Read More

• Report charts way to energy security, greener future

  20 Oct 2022

  The active and prudent approach to climate actions that Xi Jinping has vowed China will pursue is suitable to the nation's conditions, with coal serving as the dominant fossil fuel reserve, experts said. . ...Read More

• Steel manufacturer SSAB to deploy Ivalua S2C solution

  18 Oct 2022

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• Germany's 6th coal phase-out tender allocates only 472 MW

  18 Oct 2022

  The Zolling coal power plant Block 5 and biomass-fired power plant in Bavaria, Germany. Image by Onyx Power. . ...Read More

• Lack of coal boosts Slovenia’s power import dependency to 75%

  18 Oct 2022

  Thermal power plant TEŠ was shut down upon the recommendation of Slovenia’s transmission system operator ELES to save coal for the winter. At the same time, nuclear power plant Krško is in overhaul, so the country must cover 75% of its electricity needs from imports. . ...Read More

• World’s largest coal chemical project starts in Shaanxi

  18 Oct 2022

  The world’s largest coal chemical project under construction successfully kicked off a demonstration project in Yulin, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, with polyester grade ethylene glycol products rolling off production lines. The project is expected to lower the country’s imports of related products and improve the quality of high-end chemicals. . ...Read More

• China to increase coal production, but increasing wind, solar

  18 Oct 2022

  China's searing heat is drying up the critical Yangtze River, with water flow on its main trunk about 51 percent lower than the average over the last five years, state media outlet China News Service reported - Copyright AFP STR . ...Read More

• China Won’t Rush Its Clean Energy Transformation, Xi Says •

  17 Oct 2022

  China has invested more than any other country in clean energy . ...Read More