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• Gas, electricity and coal costs fall in June but oil bucks trend

  18 Jul 2019

  Wholesale energy prices are 21pc lower than last year, driven by strong supplies of natural gas fo... . ...Read More

• Indonesia’s president signals a transition away from coal power

  18 Jul 2019

  President Joko Widodo has reportedly said he wants to “start reducing the use of coal”... . ...Read More

• Kentucky coal company files for bankruptcy

  17 Jul 2019

  A coal company with mines in Kentucky and West Virginia has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Bla... . ...Read More

• Egat moves coal plant along

  17 Jul 2019

  The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is speeding up the process for a long-dela... . ...Read More

• AGL faces renewed heat over plant shutdown

  17 Jul 2019

  AGL Energy is facing a revival of investor and activist pressure to bring forward the planned clos... . ...Read More

• Arch expected to maintain 2019 met coal guidance, lower thermal driven by low domestic demand

  16 Jul 2019

  Arch Coal will maintain its 2019 met coal guidance in its second-quarter earnings call, but the th... . ...Read More

• Hopes fade for 10 miners trapped in a coal mine

  16 Jul 2019

  At least 10 miners are trapped more than a kilometre underground after a fire started by an electr... . ...Read More

• Bankrupt coal producer Cloud Peak in rush to hire broker to boost sale

  16 Jul 2019

  Bankrupt coal producer Cloud Peak Energy Inc has sought a court order to approve the hiring of a l... . ...Read More

• 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