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• Mitsubishi pulls out of Vinh Tan 3 coal project in Vietnam

  01 Mar 2021

  Mitsubishi Corp has decided to pull out of the Vinh Tan 3 power plant in Vietnam, two sources fami... . ...Read More

• India’s coal import drops 12 % to 181 MT in Apr-Jan

  01 Mar 2021

  India’s coal import registered a drop of 11.59 per cent to 180.84 million tonnes (MT) in the... . ...Read More

• China's coal consumption share falls to 56.8% at end-2020

  01 Mar 2021

  China cut its coal use to 56.8 per cent of energy consumption at the end of 2020, maintaining its ... . ...Read More

• Five out of 15 coal fired power stations expected to lose money by 2025

  26 Feb 2021

  The increased uptake of renewables in Australia could see some coal fire powerplants lose money at... . ...Read More

• 48 ships with Australian coal still stranded off China’s coastline

  26 Feb 2021

  The number of coal carriers stranded off China with banned Australian coal has ducked under the 50... . ...Read More

• Japan’s coking coal imports fall in January

  26 Feb 2021

  Japan's coking coal imports fell in January after three consecutive months of gains as the Jap... . ...Read More

• Mitsubishi pulls out of Vinh Tan 3 coal project in Vietnam, sources say

  26 Feb 2021

  Mitsubishi Corp 8058.T has decided to pull out of the Vinh Tan 3 power plant in Vietnam, two sourc... . ...Read More

• Gulf Power coal generation share falls to 17.5% in January: filing

  25 Feb 2021

  Houston — Gulf Power saw its coal generation share fall to 17.5% in January, down from 31.6%... . ...Read More

• US weekly coal carloads drop to eight-month low: AAR

  25 Feb 2021

  Houston — US coal carload originations fell to an eight-month low 48,745 in the week that en... . ...Read More

• WV Coal Association jumps into AEP rate case to defend Mitchell coal plant against possibility of closing

  25 Feb 2021

  The West Virginia Coal Association is pushing back against American Electric Power after the compa... . ...Read More

• Meridian close to signing deals to sell 'Tiwai' power to replace coal boilers

  25 Feb 2021

  Meridian Energy believes it is close to signing deals that will see it supply cheap electricity to... . ...Read More

• Turkish coal plants to widen their cost advantage in 2Q

  24 Feb 2021

  Pipeline import costs for state-owned gas distribution company Botas are set to increase steeply w... . ...Read More

• China's US coal imports jump 748% in Q4'20 amid Australian trade dispute

  24 Feb 2021

  China emerged as one of the top importers of U.S. coal in the fourth quarter of 2020 as the countr... . ...Read More

• Coal tender: HC restrains Tangedco from opening bids

  24 Feb 2021

  The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation... . ...Read More

• Surging renewables will see early exit for coal: IEEFA

  24 Feb 2021

  As more solar and wind generation is connected to a gradually augmented National Electricity Marke... . ...Read More