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• Lawmaker proposes bill allowing payment plan for coal mining back taxes

  10 Mar 2021

  ABusby lawmaker is proposing legislation intended to let Big Horn County negotiate a collection ag... . ...Read More

• Surprise coal plant closure fires Morrison government warning to industry

  10 Mar 2021

  Private energy companies have been put on notice to replace power supplies that will be lost with ... . ...Read More

• Ship Forced to Wait 269 Days Finally Unloads Australian Coal in China

  10 Mar 2021

  A ship that waited nine months is among a handful of vessels that China has let unload their cargo... . ...Read More

• China becomes S Africa's largest coal market in Feb

  09 Mar 2021

  China usurped India as South Africa's largest coal export market last month, although railing ... . ...Read More

• Despite February storm, US coal plant retirements likely to continue

  09 Mar 2021

  Despite the Feb. 14 winter storm's triple-digit natural gas prices, massive gas-fired generati... . ...Read More

• Santee Cooper restarted idled coal unit as Feb. freeze pinched gas supplies

  09 Mar 2021

  Santee Cooper pulled an idled coal-fired generator off the sidelines last month as the deep freeze... . ...Read More

• Coal India approves 32 mining projects involving incremental investment of Rs 47,000 crore

  09 Mar 2021

  State-owned CIL on Monday said its board has approved 32 coal mining projects in the current finan... . ...Read More

• ‘Closures any day’: Coal-fired power plants in peril as prices plunge

  08 Mar 2021

  Most of Australia’s coal-fired power plants are running at a loss as electricity prices cont... . ...Read More

• Eskom fails to renegotiate coal contracts as it battles to cut costs

  08 Mar 2021

  Eskom, the power utility that supplies virtually all of SA’s energy, has been unable to rene... . ...Read More

• China economic blueprint signals more coal investment

  08 Mar 2021

  China will invest more in coal to power its economy over the next five years, according to a gover... . ...Read More

• Chinese spot thermal coal prices rise on buying recovery

  08 Mar 2021

  Chinese spot prices for thermal coal last week took a short break from their fast decline from lat... . ...Read More

• Uniper CEO Mulls Taking Netherlands to Court Over Coal Exit

  05 Mar 2021

  The Netherlands ruled in 2019 the country would close all its coal units by the start of 2030. Uti... . ...Read More

• China’s benchmark power coal price edges down

  05 Mar 2021

  China’s benchmark power coal price dropped during the past week.   The Bohai-Rim St... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal production totals 10.6 million st, hits four-week high: EIA

  05 Mar 2021

  Weekly US coal production was estimated at 10.6 million st, jumping 20.2% from the previous week, ... . ...Read More

• Senate energy committee considers bill requiring power producers to stay at 2019 coal consumption levels

  05 Mar 2021

  The state Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee heard opposing perspectives at its meeting ... . ...Read More