Coal

Taean Coal Plant Closure Triggers Local Economic Backlash

The Taean Coal-Fired Power Plant Unit 1 in South Chungcheong Province, which has produced enough electricity to power 900,000 households for a year, ceased oper…

Average annual prices for coking coal in 2025 fell by 21-27%

In Australia, coking coal (Australia, FOB) was valued at $215.73/t in mid-December this year, up 5.6% compared to December 2024 and 7.3% compared to the previou…

Coal Trade

South Korea Quitting Coal Will Hurt US LNG and Australian Coal Exports

South Korea’s move to kill coal will almost certainly have repercussions on two of its largest energy customers, Australia and the United States.A decision on …

Thermal Plant

Energy Dept. orders Colorado to waste millions to reopen a dead coal plant

The Department of Energy ordered Colorado coal plant to stay open for three months, one day before it was set to close. The coal plant will require tens of mill…

China

China Coal Mine Construction Group and Donghua Technology Sign Letter of Intent for Thai Potash Project Cooperation

On December 29, China Coal Mine Construction Group and Donghua Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. held a working meeting in Hefei, where they jointly signed a let…

United States

Moderna Secures up to $54.3 Million Funding for Bird Flu Vaccine From Global Coalition

Moderna has secured up to $54.3 million in funding from an international coalition to advance the late-stage development of its experimental bird flu vaccine, t…

Coal Production

India Approves Coal Exports Amid Healthy Power Station Stocks

India's cabinet approved a policy on December 12, 2025, allowing the export of coal due to surplus stocks at power plants, as announced by Information Minis…

United Kingdom

Drax Plans to Turn Coal-Era Power Station Into Data Centre by 2027

Drax Group announced on Thursday that it could repurpose part of its large power station site in Yorkshire, northern England, into a data centre as early as 202…

Coal Trade

Indonesia to Impose Coal Export Tax of up to 5% Next Year, Finmin Says

Indonesia will introduce an export tax on thermal coal ranging from 1% to 5% starting next year, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa announced on Monday. The …

China

Eurotecnica to Provide Technology for Two New Melamine Plants in China

Eurotecnica, the Milan-based subsidiary of the Proman group and global leader in high-pressure melamine technology, has reached two significant milestones in Ch…

Coal Production

Vinacomin Signs Coal Supply Contract With Laos

On Thursday, two subsidiaries of Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) signed a coal supply contract with Xekong …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Czech sev.en to Shut Three Major Coal-Fired Power Plants by March 2027

Sev.en Energy Group announced on Wednesday that it will shut down its coal-fired power plants in the Czech Republic by December 2026, or March 2027 at the lates…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Trump Seeks to Ease US Regulations for Coal-Fired Power Plants

The administration of President Donald Trump has requested a federal court to invalidate the 2024 limits on soot emissions for power plants and factories. In a …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EU Approves $2 Billion Subsidy for German Coal Exit

On Tuesday, the European Commission approved a €1.75 billion (about US $2.03 billion) compensation payment from Germany to Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG (L…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Adani to Invest $7.17bn in Two Energy Projects in Assam, India

Adani Group has committed Rs630 billion, equivalent to $7.17 billion, toward two significant energy initiatives in Assam, a state in northeastern India. These d…