Coal news and updates

Updated daily

• Dutch coal-tax exemption worth Eur4 billion for new plant owners: Delta

  18 Mar 2015

  Impending exemptions from the Dutch coal tax for new, more efficient, coal-fired power plants is w... . ...Read More

• Harnessing coal for Nigeria’s electricity generation

  18 Mar 2015

  THE imperativeness of adequate power supply for any nation’s growth and development cannot b... . ...Read More

• Coal seam gas flares up as burning election issue in NSW north-west

  18 Mar 2015

  They came from everywhere. Indigenous people from Walgett, Moree and as far away as Brisbane, farm... . ...Read More

• Coal bust may be behind stall in carbon emissions

  18 Mar 2015

  THE link between economic growth and rising greenhouse gas emissions may have finally been broken.... . ...Read More

• Coal consumption declining in U.S., China, website reports

  18 Mar 2015

  Coal consumption in the U.S., China and India is declining, suggesting that nations around the wor... . ...Read More

• Greg Hunt failed to check record of company behind $16.5bn coalmine, says writ

  18 Mar 2015

  A legal challenge to the huge $16.5bn coalmine at Carmichael in Queensland will allege that federa... . ...Read More

• Lanco cries foul over coal sale

  18 Mar 2015

  The Indian owners of Griffin Coal are suing the administrators who sold them the Collie miner, cla... . ...Read More

• South Africa coal prices dip on lack of demand

  17 Mar 2015

  March 17: Spot prices of South African standard coal as well as Australian steam coal dipped on Ma... . ...Read More

• India’s Feb coal imports from SA up 22% m-o-m

  17 Mar 2015

  March 17: Taking a cue from the soft price trend in January, Indian companies’ coal imports ... . ...Read More

• Anglo American Q2 offers at $116, BHP’s at $110

  17 Mar 2015

  March 17: Anglo American has offered Japanese customers Q2 (April-June) 2015 loadings of premium l... . ...Read More

• CIL yet to scrap Mozambique project, says Goyal

  17 Mar 2015

  March 17: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has not yet scrapped the ambitious Mozambique project, Coal Ministe... . ...Read More

• Coal India may auction 45 mt coal in 2014-15

  17 Mar 2015

  March 17: Coal India Ltd (CIL) may auction a total of around 45 million tons (mt) of coal in 2014-... . ...Read More

• MoC extends stakeholder’s royalty views deadline

  17 Mar 2015

  March 17: Having receiving only a few responses on the issue of royalty from the stakeholders (sta... . ...Read More

• IMC meet for linkages/LoAs auctions on March 20

  17 Mar 2015

  March 17: The third meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), constituted for the proposed... . ...Read More

• TNEB’s February coal imports nearly meet target

  17 Mar 2015

  March 16: Imports of steam coal by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) in February 2015 stood at 3... . ...Read More