Coal

Coal Trade

Berkshire, AIG Urged by NYC's Comptroller to Divest from Coal

Continuing to invest in coal projects will only bring greater financial risks, potential liabilities and future cost burdens.

Coal Mine

Coal Producers Announce Layoffs, Market Dismal

The Powder River Basin's coal workforce shrunk by about 6% Thursday with the layoff of 300 workers from three mines.

Thermal Coal

Sweden Exits Coal Two Years Early

The Nordic nation is now the third European country to have waved goodbye to coal for power generation. Another 11 European states have made plans to follow sui…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Eskom Launches Tender to ‘Repurpose’ Coal Plants with Low-Carbon Growth Tech

The debt-saddled South African utility has issued an expression of interest to seek proposals on how to refurbish three fossil fuel power plants to be decommiss…

No Green New Deal for Australia as Coalition Tightens Embrace of Fossil Fuels

The full economic impact of the Covid-19 is still yet unknown, but it is clear that world’s governments face a choice in their response: Do they look to protec…

Thermal Coal

EU Coal Demand to Fall as Imports Reach 30-Year Low

In February, the eu's net imports of thermal coal fell to a 30-year low.

Coal Mine

Pandemic Shutdown Is Speeding Up The Collapse Of Coal

Coal mines across the country have begun to close, lay off workers and reduce production.

Energy Transition

Philippines' AC Energy to Fully Divest Coal Assets by 2030

It plans to expand its renewables capacity to 5GW by 2025.

Coal Mine

Russia's Mechel Sells Main Coal Mine Project to Reduce Debt

Russian steel and coal producer Mechel said on Wednesday it had sold its stake in Russia's Elga coal mine to a local businessman to reduce debt.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

PVUNL to Resume Construction of 4,000-MW Thermal Power Plant Today

The state thermal power company will resume construction of its 4, 000-megawatt thermal power plant in patrato from Thursday.

Austria Becomes Second EU Country to Go Coal-Free – Sweden on Its heels

Austria and Sweden both closed their last operating coal-fired power plants.

Oil Price

US Oil "Technically Worthless," and Coal Plants Shuttered, as a Tidal Wave of Bankruptcies Looms

May contracts for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil went as low as -$37.63 on Monday.

Coal Company

Coal India Arm Kick-Starts Roadmap to Achieve 75 MT Output by FY23

Coal India is contributing to an ambitious 1bn target of more than 75m tonnes of production.

Thermal Coal

Covid-19 Measures Reduce BHP Thermal coal Output

Mining firm BHP’s thermal coal output declined 14% to 5.8m tonnes in the January-March, as measures to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with w…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Austria’s Last Coal-Fired Power Station Closes as the Country Pushes Renewables

In a move welcomed by environmental organizations, Austria’s last operational coal-fired power station has shut down.