Coal

Coal Trade

Indonesian Coal Exports Stutter in January

Indonesia exported another record-high volume of coal to China in January, but overall shipments stuttered amid weather-related disruptions and fewer loadings f…

Coal Trade

Port of Vancouver Coal exports fall to 11-Year Low in 2020

Coal exports out of the Port of Vancouver fell to an 11-year low 31.55 million mt in 2020, down 14.5% from 36.91 million in 2019 and the lowest since 30.33 mill…

Energy Transition

Poland Sees Energy Transformation Costing $120 billion by 2045

Poland still generates most of its electricity from coal, but plans to reduce its share in power production amid rising carbon emission costs.

Market Analysis

World can Still Limit Globa Warming by Letting Go of Coal

The world still has a “fighting chance” to limit global warming by ending dependence on coal, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told representatives from…

Oil & Gas Trade

India Calls On OPEC+ To Ease Cuts And Stop Pushing Oil Higher

India is calling again on the OPEC+ coalition to boost production from April, because the world’s third-largest oil importer is not particularly happy with thi…

Coal Trade

Seaborne Thermal Coal Imports Drop by 8pc in 2020

Global demand for seaborne coal fell by around 8pc last year, according to Argus analysis of customs and shipping data for 15 of the world's biggest importers a…

Market Analysis

China's Coal Consumption Share Falls to 56.8% at End-2020

The rapid rollout of renewable-energy capacity and the growing use of natural gas has helped reduce the share of coal consumption from around 68% over the last …

Coal Mine

Plans for UK Coal Mine Suspended After Criticism of Net Zero Commitment

Plans to build the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years have been suspended after the UK government was accused of “rank hypocrisy” for greenlighting the pr…

Thermal Plant

China’s Carbon Neutral Push Gathers Pace as Coal-Fired Power Plants Drop Below 50% for First Time

China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, but it has committed to achieving carbon neutrality in 2060

Energy Security

Several Thermal Power Plants Restarting in Japan After Quake Shutdowns

Several thermal power plants in northeastern Japan are being restarted after shutdowns from a magnitude 7.3 earthquake offshore Fukushima on Feb.

India

India May Have Already Passed Peak Coal

Coal in India may be past its days of growth as the share of solar and wind energy projects continues to rise.

Coal Trade

Japan Coal Imports Hit 13-Month High

Japan's coal imports hit a 13-month high last month, but although coal-to-gas switching economics should support coal consumption in the first half of 2021, ret…

Thermal Plant

Construction of $600m Power Plant in Indonesia Resumes

The pandemic has halted the construction process.

India

IEA Report on India Sidelines Nuclear

A recent 251-page report by the International Energy Agency - India Energy Outlook 2021- focuses on renewables, gas, coal and bioenergy, with barely a mention o…

Energy Storage Project

World’s Largest Battery to Be Built in Australia Coal-Mining Hub

Australia is planning another giant grid-scale battery as the global roll out of super-sized energy storage projects accelerates.