Coal

Coal Production

Coal India Output Falls 11 pc to 41 MT in May

State-owned Coal India Ltd reported 11.2 per cent decline in production at 41.43 million tonne in May.

Energy Technology

Clean Tech Could Cut Fossil Fuel Profits by Two-Third: Carbon Tracker

A new international report on Thursday showed how falling demand and rising investment risk is likely to slash the value of oil, gas and coal reserves by nearly…

Coal Production

Explosion Disrupts Coal Mining at India's SCCL

Coal production at a key mine operated by India's state-owned coal producer Singareni Collieries has been impacted in the last two days following an explosion.

Thermal Coal

Indonesia Sets June HBA Thermal Coal Price at $52.98/mt, Close to 4-Year Lows

Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources set its June thermal coal reference price -- also known as Harga Batubara Acuan or HBA -- at $52.98/mt, dow…

Coal Mine

AK Steel to Close Coking Coal Mine After No Buyer Found

Pennsylvania-based AK Coal Resources is closing over the next few months after a buyer did not come forward to take over the North Fork coking coal mine.

Market Analysis

Rising Global Coal Demand by 2050 Unavoidable, DOE Official Says

The United States and other countries need to take massive action to capture and store carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants.

Market Analysis

Rising Chinese Hydropower Weighs on Coal Consumption

An increase in hydropower output in south China, from heavy rainfall as well as enhanced delivery of hydropower across provinces following the recent completion…

Coal Company

Blackhawk Mining Sold to Sev.en Energy

Local mining company Blackhawk Energy announced June 1 that it has been acquired by Czech Republic-based Sev.en Energy.

Market Analysis

Helping China Cut Carbon Emissions isn't a Financial Game Every Business Can Play

China is the world's largest consumer of coal, and accounts for nearly half of global investment in renewable energy.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online

What is expected to be the last new coal plant to come online in Germany entered commercial operation on May 30, more than a decade after it was first planned.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

KEPCO Warned Over Coal Projects in Vietnam, Indonesia

BlackRock sought rationale from the South Korea utility for the investments.

Biobattery

UK Electricity Plant Nears Full Switch away from Coal

As the coronavirus pandemic undermines the production of cleaner renewable fuels, the UK's biggest electricity plant is close to using only biomass following a …

Oil Price

Oil Price Crash to Fuel Japan and South Korea's Coal-to-Gas Switch

LNG volumes sold on an oil-indexed basis could become cheaper.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Enel Chile Fast Tracks Closure of Last Coal-Fired Plant

The Board of Directors of Enel Chile S.A. and Enel Generación Chile S.A.have decided to accelerate the closure of Bocamina coal-fired power plant.

Coal Trade

Coal Supply by CIL to Power Sector Dips 22% to 32 MT in Apr Due to Demand Slump

The supply of coal to the power sector by state-owned Coal India has dropped 22 per cent to 31.95 million tonnes in April amid slump in the fuel demand in the c…