Coal

Coal Trade

China’s Curbs Slash Australian Coal Deliveries in July

China's import restrictions on Australian coal have started to slash coal deliveries from key suppliers in New South Wales and Queensland.

Coal Trade

German Utility RWE Reaches Coal Exit Deal with Mining Union

Germany utility RWE has reached an agreement with the United Services Union and the Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union on the “coal exit” collective…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

ADB Urged to Withdraw Financing New Coal-Fired Energy Projects

The Asian Development Bank has been urged to withdraw from financing new coal-fired energy projects by its Independent Evaluation.

Coal Production

India Should Move Away from Coal Use, UN Says: Update

India needs to work progressively towards phasing out coal use for generating electricity by accelerating its transition to renewable energy, the UN said.

Coal Production

Germany Begins Allocating €40 Billion to Coal Regions to Start Phase-Out

By 2038, Germany’s last coal-fired power plants are expected to be shut down. To reorient the regions economically, however, they are to be replaced by researc…

Coal Production

Poland's Coal Phase-Out 'Feasible' By 2035

Poland's coal phaseout should take place by 2035 if the government does not interfere.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Camden Power Station Back Up, But Eskom Emissions Continue

Eskom’s Camden Power Station, close to Ermelo in Mpumalanga, resumed operations on Thursday after a four-month shutdown.

Coal Mine

Australian Coal Firms Trapped in Oversupplied Market

High fixed costs are forcing Australian thermal coal mining firms to maintain production, despite operating at a loss because of a severely oversupplied seaborn…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Meralco Open to Buying Less Power From Coal Plants

This could mean that coal price risk will no longer be passed to end-users.

Coal Mine

After 200 Years, This Coal Mine is Closing - and It's England's Last One

​Today marks the end of an era, with the closure of England's last commercial coal mine.

What Substitutes Can We Use Instead Of Fossil Fuels?

​More than ever, humanity is dependent on fossil fuels, with world consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal rising a little every year.

Coal Price

Asian Coal Prices Likely to Remain Depressed

Asian coal prices, which have fallen around 25% this year as power demand slumped due to the coronavirus outbreak, are unlikely to move higher before the end of…

Thermal Coal

South Korea Urged to Follow Japanese Lead on Coal Finance Ban

South Korea has been castigated by environmentalists and international investors for failing to follow Japan in slashing funding for coal power overseas.

Coal Mine

Coal Mine Banovici Will Allocate more than 67 Million BAM for Investments

The construction of a transport system for tailings removal is certainly a valuable project, not only because of the large investment.

Coal Trade

Marked Increase in Mongolian Coal Deliveries to China

Mongolia’s coal exports to China have been accelerating recently, as evidenced by the fact that coal transportation via truck has reached 1,000 units/day at th…