Coal

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Matarbari Power Plant Project Cost to go up by 44pc

The cost of the 1,200-megawatt coal-fired power plant project at Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar is likely to go up by 44.10 per cent to Tk 51,854.88 crore from Tk 35…

Thermal Coal

China's Thermal Coal Futures Plunge Around 60% Since mid-October, State Planner Says

The prices of thermal coal futures have plunged around 60 percent since mid-October as a series of measures have shown results.

Allegiance Coal Announces First New Elk Cargo

Manufacturer to supply 20 of its SG 5.0-145 turbines for 100MW wind farm in Alberta, western Canada

Australia

Derailment Disrupts Coal Deliveries to Australian Port

Coal exports from Australia's 102mn t/yr Gladstone port in Queensland have been disrupted by a derailment on the train line entering the port.

Clean Coal

China to Launch $31.4 billion Reloans for Clean use of Coal

China will put in place targeted reloans to support the clean and efficient use of coal as part of the nation's low-carbon development path

Coal Production

China and India Ramp up Coal Production to Counter Energy Supply Crunch

The two nations are doubling down on a slower coal exit. At the COP26 summit, India, backed by China, had intervened at the last minute to change the language o…

Hydrogen Project

South Korea to Commercialize Ammonia-Fueled Power Generation by 2030

South Korea aims to start commercializing ammonia-fueled power generation from 2030 in a bid to reduce its heavy reliance on coal and LNG in electricity product…

Energy Saving

Efficient Use of Energy Key to Carbon Goal

Growing demand makes minimizing coal consumption more difficult

Coal Trade

Special Coal Transportation Trains Expected to Ease Power Crunch

Due to a slew of overlapping factors such as rapid economic recovery, swift foreign trade and rising coal price, west China's economic hub of Chongqing has face…

Thermal Plant

South Africa Resurrects Plan to Sell Coal-Fired Power Plants

Finance minister says sale would enable Eskom to pay down debt

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Korean Power Companies to Go Coal-free by 2050

The seven state-run power companies of South Korea made a joint statement on Nov. 10 that they would completely stop coal-based power generation by 2050 in orde…

Coal Trade

India’s Coal Import 12% Drops to 94 MT in April-August

The government said the country’s total coal import dropped 12 per cent year-on-year to 94.15 million tonnes (MT) in April-August 2021

Hydrogen Project

Green Hydrogen from Expanded Wind Power in China: Reducing Costs of Deep Decarbonization

China is the world’s largest producer of hydrogen – currently chiefly an industrial feedstock consumed by the chemical and refining industries – and overwhel…

Oil Price

Opec+ Production Shortfall Widened in October

The Opec+ coalition added 230,000 b/d to collective crude output last month, meaning its production shortfall widened to 690,000 b/d at a time when consuming co…

Coal Trade

China’s Coal Imports in October Nearly Doubled from a Year Ago

However, that was down 18.2% from 32.9 million tons in September.