Coal

Coal Mine

Ndalamo Resources Acquires Wonderfontein Coal Mine in South Africa

South African mining company Ndalamo Resources has announced the acquisition of the Wonderfontein coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa, from Umsimbithi Mining.…

Coal Production

Trump Vows to Immediately Ramp up U.S. Production of ‘Beautiful, Clean Coal’

President Trump this week continued to make his environmental priorities clear by vowing to open up hundreds of coal power plants in the United States in an eff…

Battery

RWE Plans 1.2 GWh Battery on German Former Coal Plant

German energy company RWE is building a 600 MW/1.2 GWh BESS on the site of the former Westfalen coal-fired power plant in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia.RWE recen…

Coal Mine

US Government Grants 16-Year Extension for Spring Creek Mine

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved a federal mining plan modification for the Spring Creek Mine in Big Horn County, Montana, extending its ope…

Coal Production

US Approves Expansion of Montana Coal Mine

The Trump administration approved a plan to expand a Montana coal mine and extend its life by 16 years, the Interior Department said on Thursday, a move aligned…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Trump Administration Plans to Give Dirty US Coal Plants a Reprieve on Soot

President Donald Trump's administration intends to overturn pollution rules aimed at reducing soot and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. coal-fired power p…

Thermal Coal

Coal Imports Decline for Sixth Consecutive Month in February

India’s thermal coal imports fell for the sixth consecutive month on an annual basis in February 2025 due to rising domestic production of the critical co…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Should Restart Shuttered Coal Units, Interior Secretary Tells

The United States should restart shuttered coal-fired power plants under President Donald Trump’s national energy emergency declaration, Interior Secretar…

Coking Coal

Ukraine Increases Steel Production Despite Loss of Coking Coal Mine

Ukraine still maintains steel production growth in the first two months of 2025 despite the loss of the sector's key coking coal mine in Pokrovsk in the eas…

Thermal Coal

US Withdraws From Plan to Help Major Global Polluters Move From Coal

The United States is withdrawing from the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a collaboration between richer nations to help developing countries transition fro…

Thermal Coal

Australian Thermal Coal Market Faces Uncertain Future

The Australian thermal coal market is currently experiencing a downturn, with contract prices hovering around $100 per tonne, reminiscent of pre-energy crisis l…

Battery

Alabama Power to Build 150 MW Battery Storage System on Former Power Plant Site

Utility Southern Co's (SO.N), Alabama unit said on Monday it will develop a 150 megawatt (MW) utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) on the site…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Coal and Gas Plants Face Mass Retirements, EIA Says

Electricity generators in the United States are set to retire 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2025, a 65% rise from 2024, based on the latest U.S. Energy Inf…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Planned US Coal-Fired Power Retirements to Double in 2025, EIA Says

The downtown Los Angeles skyline is seen behind an electricity pylon at sunrise in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 8, 2017.The U.S. Energy Information Ad…

Hydropower Plant

Coal India and France’s EDF to Form Renewables Joint Venture

The logo is seen prior to the presentation of the French state-owned utility EDF 2023 half-year results in Paris, France, July 27, 2023.India's state-run Co…