Coal

India

Coal Ministry Reviews Commercial Coal Mining Reforms and Private Sector Participation

The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Coal met on August 5 to discuss commercial coal mining reforms and ways to incre…

Japan

Kawasaki Heavy Industries to Renovate Safety Equipment at JERA’s Taketoyo Coal-Biomass Plant

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has been commissioned by JERA to renovate safety and biomass fuel transport equipment at the Taketoyo coal-biomass power plant in Aich…

India

India’s Coal Output Rises 7.51% in July 2026 Despite Monsoon Challenges

India’s coal production registered robust year-on-year growth of 7.51% in July 2026, supported mainly by the strong operational performance of Coal India …

Mozambique

Jindal Group Invests $160 Million to Electrify Mozambique’s Moatize Coal Mine

Indian industrialist Naveen Jindal’s group is investing $160 million to electrify the Vulcan-operated Moatize coal mine in Mozambique’s Tete provinc…

United States

Xcel Energy Completes Sherco Solar Phase 3 in Minnesota

July 21, 2026 — Xcel Energy has completed Sherco Solar Phase 3, marking a major step in the company’s effort to transform a retiring coal plant site into…

United Kingdom

Bank of England to Bar Thermal Coal-Linked Bonds from Key Lending Operations

The Bank of England will stop accepting bonds linked to thermal coal as collateral for key lending arrangements from October, in a move welcomed by climate camp…

Australia

Malabar Resources Opens Maxwell Underground Mine in Upper Hunter Valley

Malabar Resources officially opened the Maxwell Underground mine in the Upper Hunter Valley on July 9, marking the project’s transition from construction …

India

Coal India to Invest Rs 19 Billion in R&D by FY2030

Coal India has announced plans to invest Rs 19 billion in research and development by fiscal year 2030 to improve mine productivity, reduce emissions and suppor…

United States

US drives rise in global emissions as utilities turn back to coal, report shows

The United States accounted for a significant share of the rise in global carbon dioxide emissions in 2025, as higher gas prices pushed power producers back tow…

India

India Boosts Domestic Coal Use at Import-Designed Power Plants to Curb Overseas Purchases

India is increasing the share of domestic coal to more than 50% at power plants originally designed to run on imported fuel, as the world's second-largest t…

United States

Trump taps defense funding for Indiana coal upgrades

President Donald Trump announced he’d direct $700 million in national defense and energy funding to refurbish or build coal power infrastructure across the cou…

China

China's top coal region to expand coal-to-oil output in energy security push

China’s top coal-producing region plans to build the country’s largest base for turning coal into oil, gas and chemicals to help ​reduce reliance o…

United States

Trump announces $700M coal industry investment, supporting Wyoming mines

Gov. Mark Gordon joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office as the president announced a $700 million investment intended to support the nation’s cl…

India

Coal India's May Output Falls 4.1%

Coal India Ltd., the world's largest coal miner, reported a decline in production for May 2026, signaling a shift in the country's energy landscape as i…

India

Coal India asks units to ramp up supplies as heatwave fuels record power demand

State-run Coal India has asked its subsidiaries to ramp up coal supplies to power plants to ​avoid shortages as the country's power demand hits a record &z…