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• Chancellor to halt plans for overhaul of UK energy industry

  15 Jul 2019

  Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond is blocking a set of government proposals to overhaul t... . ...Read More

• Polish opposition pledges to scrap coal by 2040

  15 Jul 2019

  The main Polish opposition group vowed Saturday to eliminate coal-generated power by 2040 as it la... . ...Read More

• China June Coal Output Hits Record High as Miners Ramp up Ahead of Summer

  15 Jul 2019

  China's coal output rose in June from the previous month to a record high, official data showe... . ...Read More

• Record coal exports continues to drive Queensland economy

  15 Jul 2019

  Queensland has set a record in metallurgical and thermal coal exports in June with 21.43 million t... . ...Read More

• AGL holds off plans to mothball gas-fired Torrens Island Power Station ahead of summer

  12 Jul 2019

  An old power station in Adelaide set to be closed could shore up Australia's electricity grid ... . ...Read More

• Whitehaven growth defies softening coal markets

  12 Jul 2019

  Whitehaven Coal has beaten its production guidance for the 2019 financial year on the back of stro... . ...Read More

• King coal rules in Japan as power utilities in thrall to low-cost fuel

  12 Jul 2019

  Coal-power stations capable of producing 10,437 megawatts (MW) of electricity will be fired up in ... . ...Read More

• DB breweries to switch timaru plant from coal next year

  12 Jul 2019

  DB Breweries is planning to switch its brewery at Timaru onto wood chip by the end of next year as... . ...Read More

• Chinese expert warns Australia against investing in new coal mines

  11 Jul 2019

  A Chinese renewable energy expert has warned Australia against investing in new coal mines because... . ...Read More

• New Mexico Regulators Chart Course for Coal Plant Closure

  11 Jul 2019

  New Mexico regulators on Wednesday decided on a course for how they will handle a major utility ca... . ...Read More

• New Mexico Regulators Chart Course for Coal Plant Closure

  11 Jul 2019

  New Mexico regulators on Wednesday decided on a course for how they will handle a major utility... . ...Read More

• Whitehaven receives strong prices in softening coal market

  11 Jul 2019

  Whitehaven Coal received better than expected prices for its thermal coal in the three months to J... . ...Read More

• Coal exports reach record highs in Qld

  11 Jul 2019

  QRC CEO Ian Macfarlane said the 11% increase on the same month last year highlighted the increasin... . ...Read More

• Bearish US utility coal market sentiment unlikely to lift before end of 2020: Seaport

  10 Jul 2019

  No end to the bearish sentiment in the US utility coal market is expected through 2020, according ... . ...Read More

• NTPC terminates coal mining contract with BGR over allegations of corruption

  10 Jul 2019

  Chatti-Bariatu mine was supposed to produce 7 million tonne of coal a year for use at NTPC's 1... . ...Read More