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• 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

• CERC asks power generating cos to pay fines for unused transmission lines

  19 Apr 2019

  Stranded power-generating projects will now have to bear the cost of abandoning the allied transmi... . ...Read More