Coal

Coal Mine

England's Last Coal Mine Closes Despite Demand for Almost 8m Tonnes of Coal a Year

The Bradley Mine in County Durham which produces 150,000 tonnes of coal a year is to end production after almost 200 years.

Thermal Coal

India's Thermal Coal Imports Fell Sharply in the First half of 2020, Down 27.1% Year-on-Year

India’s thermal coal imports were approximately 73.29 million tons, a decrease of 27.26 million tons from 10.55 million tons in the same period last year and a…

India

India's Tata to Merge with Mundra Power Subsidiary

Indian private-sector utility Tata Power has decided to absorb its subsidiary that operates the 4GW imported coal-fired Mundra power plant to provide financial …

Opec+ JMMC Meeting Delayed to 19 August

The Opec+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), which studies compliance with the coalition's output restraint deal, has pushed back its next monthly m…

Market Analysis

Wind And Solar Energy is Steadily Replacing Coal

Solar and wind power as a share of global electricity has doubled since 2015.

Coal Mine

India Approves 41 Coal Mines Amid Environmental Concerns

Opposition parties and civil groups in India have criticized the government’s proposed changes to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), a legal framework th…

South Africa

The Future of South Africa’s Coal Industry is Not What it Used to be

The future of the once-booming South African coal industry is no longer what it used to be or, to use another well-known old saw, the ‘winds of change’ seem t…

United States

US Coal Power Generation Plummets 30% in 2020, EIA Says

Coal power fell by a record amount last year, and things have gone downhill quickly from there for the embattled sector.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Problems with Water Licences Delay South African Coal Power Project

South African non-profit environmental organisation, groundwork, has challenged two water use licences granted to ACWA Power for the development of a new coal p…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

AES Gener to End Agreements with Angamos Coal-Fired Plant in Chile

AES Gener, a subsidiary of AES Corporation, has agreed an early end to two power purchase agreements with the Angamos coal-fired plant in Chile.

Electricity Transmission

Mozambique: EDM to Review Transmission Integration Study

Energy developer Ncondezi Energy announced that it has submitted a power transmission integration study to Electricidad de Moçambique for its integrated 300MW …

Nuclear Power Plant

Poland's Cabinet to Approve Nuclear Energy Plan Update in Q3

Poland generates most of its electricity from burning coal and sees nuclear energy as a way to help it reduce emissions as required by the European Union.

Coal Mine

Deutsche Bank to End Lending for Coal Mining by 2025

Would not finance projects in the oil and gas sector that use hydraulic fracturing in countries with scarce water supplies, new projects in the Arctic region, a…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Britain Goes 2 Months Without Burning Coal for Power

Britain has gone two full months without burning coal for electricity, as Covid-19 restrictions reduce demand, and the country plans to be off it entirely in th…

Coal Trade

China's July Coal Imports Rebound

China's overall coal imports increased in July from a month earlier, which was partially a result of cargoes booked in previous months being cleared in July.