Coal

Coal Trade

Indonesia Coal Exports Post Rare Decline So Far in 2025: Maguire

Indonesia, the world’s leading exporter of thermal coal, recorded a significant drop in shipments in 2025, reaching a three-year low due to reduced demand…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

ACEN Taps More Partners for Energy Shift of PH’s 246 MW Coal-Fired Plant

ACEN, a Philippine energy company, has welcomed new partners in its initiative to use transition credits to retire a 246-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant ea…

SMR

SMR Pilot Set for Helsinki Coal Plant

Steady Energy, a Finnish technology company, has announced plans to construct a pilot small modular reactor (SMR) plant in central Helsinki at the turbine hall …

Thermal Coal

India Approves Revised Scheme for Power Sector Coal Allocation

India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a revised policy to improve coal access for thermal power…

Coal Trade

US to Seek UN Sanctions on Ships Taking North Korean Coal to China

On Wednesday, the United States announced plans to propose U.N. sanctions against vessels identified as breaching United Nations resolutions aimed at addressing…

Coal Production

India’s Coal Production From Captive, Commercial Mines up 29% in April

In April 2025, India’s coal production from captive and commercial mines reached 14.01 million tonnes (MT), a notable increase from 10.87 MT recorded in A…

SMR

Pilot Non-nuclear SMR Plant to Be Built in Finnish Coal-Fired Plant

Steady Energy, a Finnish small modular reactor (SMR) developer, has announced plans to build a non-nuclear pilot facility at the decommissioned Salmisaari B coa…

Pumped Storage

BHP Weighs Pumped Storage Project at Closing Coal Mine

BHP, an Australian mining company, has partnered with ACCIONA Energía, a renewable energy and infrastructure firm, to study the feasibility of a pumped h…

Coal Production

House Committee Proposes Changes to Boost US Oil, Coal on Federal Lands

On Tuesday, the House Natural Resources Committee will review proposed changes to U.S. oil and gas drilling programs as part of a budget reconciliation bill. Th…

Battery

CIP to Sell 50% Stake in 500MW Coalburn 1 BESS Project, Scotland

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has finalized an agreement to sell a 50% stake in its Coalburn 1 battery energy storage system (BESS) to AXA IM Alts. T…

Battery

AXA IM Alts Enters UK Battery Storage Market With Strategic Scottish Investment

AXA IM Alts, managing €186 billion in alternative investments, has acquired a 50% stake in Coalburn 1, a 500MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Sout…

Coal Mine

Khanye Colliery Becomes South Africa’s First Bettercoal Producer

Canyon Coal’s Khanye Colliery, located in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, South Africa, will implement a four-year Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) under the …

Photovoltaic （PV）

China Says Wind and Solar Energy Capacity Exceeds Thermal for First Time

In the first quarter of 2025, China’s wind and solar energy capacity surpassed that of thermal power, primarily coal-based, for the first time, according …

Coal Mine

India Introduces Incentives to Promote Underground Coal Mining

India’s Ministry of Coal has launched new incentives to encourage underground coal mining, aiming to modernize the coal sector and promote sustainable pra…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

India May Allow 49% Foreign Investment in Nuclear Power Sector

India is considering allowing foreign companies to own up to 49% of its nuclear power plants as part of a strategy to boost nuclear energy production and reduce…