Coal

Coal Production

COVID19 Lockdowns Shrink Colombia Coal Output by 48% YoY

Coal production in the world's fifth-largest coal exporter Colombia fell by 48.8% in the second quarter because of coronavirus quarantine measures and low inter…

Coal Trade

India's Coal Import Drops 35% in August on Lower Demand from Power, Cement Players

India's coal import declined by 34.9 per cent to 12.46 million tonnes in August on account of subdued demand for the dry fuel from consuming sectors like power …

Coal Mine

Coal India Plans to Restore Production from Discontinued Underground Mines, Identifies 12 blocks

The move is seen as part of efforts by the PSU coal major to meet its overall production target of one billion tonnes in the next four years.

Coal Mine

Coal India to Restart Closed Underground Mines

State-run Coal India is readying a strategy to retrieve production from underground mines where mining was discontinued due to several challenges.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Implosion of M.L. Kapp Generating Station in Clinton, Iowa

Implosion of the M.L. Kapp Generating Station on July 10.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Korea Will Close Half Its Coal-Fired Fleet

South Korea’s president said the country will shutter 30 more coal-fired power plants by 2034.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australian Researchers Develop Technique to Make Coal-Fired Power Plants Environment Friendly

Australia is one of the world’s worst per capita emitters of greenhouse gases.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Idaho Power Exiting Coal Plant; Proposes Reinvesting Savings in Energy Efficiency

In two proposals submitted to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC), Idaho Power has taken another step toward its goal to provide 100% clean energy by 2…

Coal Mine

Thriveni Earthmovers Bags Rs 31,428 cr Contract for NTPC Coal Mine

Mining company Thriveni Earthmovers has bagged a contract worth Rs 31,428 crore from NTPC to develop and operate Talaipalli coal mine in Chhattisgarh alloted to…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Energy Giant to Close Biggest Coal Generator in Germany After Just Five Years

Swedish utility Vattenfall wants to shut down its youngest and most efficient coal-fired power plant in Germany because it is unprofitable.

Thermal Plant

Polish Coal Mine to Boost Efficiency with Caterpillar Cogeneration Systems

Commissioned in June, the system uses coal mine methane to produce up to 12MW of power and 12MW of thermal energy.

Coal Mine

Poland's Deputy PM Says Closing Coal Mines is Inevitable

Poland will close its coal mines in the coming decades as phasing out the fossil fuel is inevitable in light of the European Union's climate policies.

Energy Transition

UN Chief Urges Japan, Others to Meet Goals on Climate Change

The United Nations chief urged Japan and other wealthy nations on Thursday to give up their reliance on coal and other fossil fuels and commit to investments in…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japanese Coal Burn Slips to Historic Low in May

The Covid-19 pandemic drove Japanese coal-fired power generation to a more than four-year low in May, although the fuel's cost advantage for power generation sa…

Coal Trade

US Coal Exports Extend Declines

US coal exports fell from year-earlier levels in July as a drop in thermal coal shipments outweighed an increase in metallurgical volumes.