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• China iron ore, coking coal fall for second day; further downside seen

  18 May 2018

  China’s iron ore and other steelmaking raw materials slipped for a second session on Thursda... . ...Read More

• Cheap renewable energy is killing India’s coal-based power plants

  10 May 2018

  Renewable energy prices in India are crashing, leaving coal-based power plants in the country fina... . ...Read More

• South African thermal coal price rises, discounts begin to widen

  10 May 2018

  South African thermal coal prices rose Wednesday as lingering supply issues coupled with talk of i... . ...Read More

• Mitsubishi Corp profit hits record on higher coal prices, sees further growth

  10 May 2018

  Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp on Tuesday said its profit for the last financial year jump... . ...Read More

• Coal-starved NTPC Kaniha plant critical

  09 May 2018

  Without any coal supply from the feeding mine for the last 10 days, the 3,000 MW NTPC, Kaniha plan... . ...Read More

• Bangladesh signs deal with China to set up coal-based power plant

  09 May 2018

  The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and China Huadian Hongkong Company Limited... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage in 32 power plants due to rise in capacity utilisation

  08 May 2018

  As many as 32 power plants out of 114 in India have coal stockpiles that will last for seven days ... . ...Read More

• Adani losses prompt mining company to shift away from imported coal

  08 May 2018

  Adani’s coal-fired power business has reported more heavy losses, prompting the Indian congl... . ...Read More

• 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