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• Half of China-backed overseas coal projects shelved

  17 Jun 2021

  OVER half of the Chinese-backed overseas coal-fired power plant projects have been shelved or canc... . ...Read More

• Whitehaven trims 2021 coal output forecast on Narrabri mine downtime

  17 Jun 2021

  Whitehaven Coal Ltd on Thursday marginally reduced its coal production outlook for fiscal 2021, at... . ...Read More

• Coal drives Railways' freight biz as demand from power plants perks up

  17 Jun 2021

  Coal movement through rail mode has surpassed 2019 levels. Coal loading stood at 131.4 million ton... . ...Read More

• Victoria declares state energy emergency after power station damaged by storms

  17 Jun 2021

  The Victorian government has declared a state energy emergency after the Yallourn power station an... . ...Read More

• China's commodities demand growth to slow; energy transition to uphold prices: FT Summit

  16 Jun 2021

  A slowdown in Chinese growth rates is likely to make the Asian giant's economy less commoditie... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s FY21 profit tumbles 24% as power, metal sector demand dwindles

  16 Jun 2021

  National miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) saw its profit falling by 23.9 per cent in the financial year ... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal ship departures drop seven on week to 34: cFlow

  16 Jun 2021

  Weekly US coal ship departures totaled 34 in the week ended June 12, down seven from the previous ... . ...Read More

• Proposals to phase out coal and natural gas plants stall energy talks in Springfield as Senate again leaves town without a deal

  16 Jun 2021

  The Illinois Senate failed to reach an agreement Tuesday on a massive energy policy overhaul that ... . ...Read More

• Koizumi calls for change in coal power policy

  15 Jun 2021

  Japan's Environment Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has called for a review of the country's pol... . ...Read More

• Coal India will reduce manpower by 5% every year for next 5-10 years

  15 Jun 2021

  The Indian government-owned coal mining and refining corporation Coal India Limited, on Tuesday, s... . ...Read More

• As legislature reconvenes, Illinois is poised to become the first state in the Midwest to ban coal-burning power plants

  15 Jun 2021

  Illinois, one of the nation’s largest producers of coal, is on the verge of becoming the fir... . ...Read More

• China pushes hydrogen energy to achieve carbon goals

  14 Jun 2021

  As part of Beijing's carbon reduction goals, China's traditional fossil fuel giants are ra... . ...Read More

• Coal India's 114 mining projects under different stages of implementation: Govt report

  14 Jun 2021

  State-owned Coal India Ltd's (CIL) 114 ongoing coal projects, costing Rs 20 crore and above, a... . ...Read More

• Michael McCormack says coal here to stay as G7 countries commit to decarbonised power by the 2030s

  14 Jun 2021

  The deputy prime minister Michael McCormack has declared coal will be around for “many more ... . ...Read More

• Coal plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio to shut down

  11 Jun 2021

  The owner of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio said Thursday that i... . ...Read More