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India is bidding adieu to thermal plants: What happens to coal demand?
13 Jan 2022Banks around the world are increasingly deserting coal projects, from mining to power plants. And the case is no different in India. Coal is after all the most polluting fossil fuel and the biggest contributor to climate change. . ...Read More
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Russian coal hindered on its way to Europe
12 Jan 2022In the beginning of 2022, Russian coal companies faced insufficiency of railway capacity at the approaches to the North-Western ports, which threatens with nonfulfillment of deliveries to European customers. Some stevedores operating in the Baltic ports of Russia told IAA PortNews that the volumes approved by Russian Railways for January are 30% below the plan. The monopoly confirms the restrictions and attributes them to a slow handling of cargo in ports, particularly due to the frosty weather. . ...Read More
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Multiple ships bound for Japan awaiting Indonesia’s pending approval for coal exports: METI
12 Jan 2022Multiple ships loaded with coal bound for Japan are among 14 ships that could depart Indonesia as soon as a decision on whether to lift the country’s export ban is made Jan. 12, an official with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry told S&P Global Platts Jan. 11. . ...Read More
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The Biden administration says it has a plan to clean up toxic coal ash
12 Jan 2022Today, the Biden administration said it plans to do more to clean up coal ash sites across the country. That's the highly toxic waste that's left after coal is burned for electricity. As Amy Green of member station WMFE reports, as much as half the nation's coal ash is unregulated by the EPA. . ...Read More
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PLN’s coal shortage over, ministers say
11 Jan 2022Two ministers have said that state-owned electricity company PLN had secured enough coal to meet its power generation needs, . ...Read More
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Indonesia allows 14 loaded coal vessels to sail immediately: statement
11 Jan 2022The world’s top thermal coal exporter Indonesia allowed 14 vessels already loaded with coal for export to depart as soon as they secure verifications from mining and transportation authorities, a senior minister said in a statement on Monday. . ...Read More
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Indonesia allows 14 loaded coal vessels to sail immediately: statement
11 Jan 2022The world’s top thermal coal exporter Indonesia allowed 14 vessels already loaded with coal for export to depart as soon as they secure verifications from mining and transportation authorities, a senior minister said in a statement on Monday. . ...Read More
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SCCL aims for ₹27,000 cr. turnover this fiscal from coal, energy sale
11 Jan 2022The management of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), which is into thermal and solar power generation as diversification besides the core activity of coal mining, is aiming for a record turnover of ₹27,000 crore from coal and energy sales this financial year. . ...Read More
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Coal trade in disarray as ban remains
07 Jan 2022Indonesian authorities postponed a meeting with coal mining companies on Wednesday, leading to disarray on markets as coal miners consider declaring force majeure over an export ban that has left scores of ships moored off the coast. . ...Read More
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Minnesota gives key approval for sale of ND coal plant
07 Jan 2022Minnesota regulators on Thursday approved the transfer of a key permit necessary for a financially troubled coal-fired power plant in North Dakota to be sold to a Bismarck-based marketer of wholesale electricity. . ...Read More
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China pledges efforts to ensure coal supply, stabilize prices
07 Jan 2022Aerial photo taken on Nov. 23, 2021 shows a train being loaded at a loading station of a coal mine in Erdos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua] Having been through a tough year in energy production, China will make all-out efforts to ensure coal production and keep coal prices at a reasonable level in 2022. . ...Read More
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China’s coal supply faces limited impact from Indonesian export ban
06 Jan 2022China has been ramping up the production and transportation of coal, along with oil and gas as well as renewables, to cope with the winter peak season for electricity. China State Railway Group Co transported 118 million tons of thermal coal from November 1 to 26, up 34.6 percent year-on-year. Photo: VCG . ...Read More
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Mongolia’s coal export drops over 40 pct in 2021
06 Jan 2022Mongolia exported 15.9 million tons of coal in 2021, down 44.3 percent from the previous year, the country’s Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry reported on Wednesday. . ...Read More
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China’s major coal-producing region sees rising output in 2021
06 Jan 2022Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China is estimated to have produced more than 1.05 billion tonnes of coal in 2021, a rise from 1.006 billion tonnes in 2020, said the regional energy bureau. . ...Read More
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Coal-dependent Indonesia starts tapping huge solar power potential
06 Jan 2022Aji Tri Atmojo lives in a traditional Javanese house with wooden walls on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, . ...Read More