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• Global energy investment stabilised above USD 1.8 trillion in 2018, but security and sustainability concerns are growing

  15 May 2019

  Global energy investment stabilised in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital... . ...Read More

• Asian banks joining trend away from coal

  15 May 2019

  Asia has witnessed five major financial institutions announcing exit policies from coal-fired powe... . ...Read More

• Stop new coal plants by 2020 and taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuels, UN chief says

  15 May 2019

  Construction of new coal-fired power plants should cease by next year and countries should introdu... . ...Read More

• Lakeland, Florida, muni to retire McIntosh coal plant by 2024

  14 May 2019

  Lakeland, Florida, is the latest US municipal electric system to decide to retire an aging coal-fi... . ...Read More

• ‘Us shale output would continue to impact oil and gas prices’

  13 May 2019

  Global energy giant BP’s group chief economist Spencer Dale was recently on a visit to Oman.... . ...Read More

• Coal to deliver billion-dollar boost to State Budget: QRC

  13 May 2019

  The Palaszczuk Government could expect almost an extra $1 billion over above their record projecti... . ...Read More

• Good Growth Opportunities in Coal Handling System Market

  10 May 2019

  The coal handling system market is expected to remain on a steady growth path throughout the perio... . ...Read More

• UN Secretary-General calls for end to new coal plants after 2020

  10 May 2019

  Countries should call time on new coal-fired power plants from next year, the UN Secretary-General... . ...Read More

• The UK just went one week without coal power for the first time in 137 years

  10 May 2019

  For the first time since 1882, when the first coal-fired power plant started running in the UK, th... . ...Read More

• Adani expects India’s coal imports to break records this year as demand stays robust

  10 May 2019

  India’s thermal coal purchases are expected to surge to a record this year and remain robust... . ...Read More

• Poor demand, fall in energy intensity choking coal

  08 May 2019

  If the annual addition of thermal power capacity over the last few years is any indication, coal s... . ...Read More

• SA taken to court after doubling coal-emission limits

  07 May 2019

  South Africa’s government is facing a legal challenge over its decision last year to double ... . ...Read More

• Indonesia sets May coal benchmark price at $81.86 per tonne

  07 May 2019

  * The Indonesian government has set the coal benchmark price (HBA) for May at $81.86 per tonne, en... . ...Read More

• Coal allocation by CIL to power sector drops 6 per cent in FY19

  02 May 2019

  State-owned CIL allocated 27.14 million tonne coal to the power sector under special forward e-auc... . ...Read More

• Coal India April output rises 1% to 45.29 million tonne

  02 May 2019

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) said its coal production in April 2019 rose by 1 per cent to 45.29 million to... . ...Read More