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• Indonesia sets May HBA thermal coal price at $89.53/mt, up 7% on year

  08 May 2018

  Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources set its May thermal coal reference price,... . ...Read More

• India added more energy capacity from renewables than coal last year

  07 May 2018

  For the first time ever, India has added more production capacity from renewable energy in a year ... . ...Read More

• Coal India Boosts Supplies To Power Plants By 14 Percent In April

  07 May 2018

  State-run Coal India Ltd. revved up fuel supplies to power plants by 14.4 per cent to 40.30 millio... . ...Read More

• Power gencos for changes in Coal India’s proposed pricing system

  02 May 2018

  Independent power generating companies (gencos) want Coal India (CIL) to determine the gross calor... . ...Read More

• Contura, Alpha to merge, creating largest U.S. met coal producer

  02 May 2018

  Contura Energy Inc and Alpha Natural Resources Holdings Inc said on Monday they agreed to merge, c... . ...Read More

• Contura, Alpha to merge, creating largest U.S. met coal producer

  02 May 2018

  Contura Energy Inc and Alpha Natural Resources Holdings Inc said on Monday they agreed to merge, c... . ...Read More

• US coal groups cash in on overseas demand

  02 May 2018

  On the campaign trail in 2016, President Donald Trump often pledged to bring back coal. For minewo... . ...Read More

• Adani builds coal-fired power plant in India to send energy to Bangladesh

  27 Apr 2018

  Godda, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, is surrounded by the country’s most productive coal... . ...Read More

• Botswana may get another new coal mine by 2019

  27 Apr 2018

  Maatla Resources has also submitter the mining license application for approval.   The Mm... . ...Read More

• Increased production at Chinese domestic coal mines lead to decline in thermal coal prices

  25 Apr 2018

  FocusEconomics’ April 2018 Consensus Forecast for Commodities shows a moderate downward traj... . ...Read More

• New procedure to reduce pollution from coal-fired power plants

  23 Apr 2018

  Coal, as a source of energy, is firmly out of favour now due to climate change considerations. Mos... . ...Read More

• No question of coal shortage during monsoon: Secy

  23 Apr 2018

  Ruling out any possibility of dry coal shortage in the upcoming monsoon season, the Coal Ministry ... . ...Read More

• BHP Billiton thermal coal output slumps in Jan-Mar; likely to rebound in Apr-Jun

  20 Apr 2018

  BHP Billiton Thursday said its thermal coal production slumped in the January-March quarter, but o... . ...Read More

• China coking coal, coke sink over 3 pct on slow demand, trade woes

  20 Apr 2018

      Coking coal and coke futures in China fell more than 3 percent on Thursday, pres... . ...Read More

• Greece submits bill on coal-fired plants sale, union threatens strikes

  19 Apr 2018

  The Greek government submitted a bill to parliament on Wednesday opening the way for the country&#... . ...Read More