Coal

Greed, Inefficiencies Fuel China’s Costly New Coal Power Plants

Analysts fear China's renewable power generators may have to shoulder the costs of keeping under-utilised and loss-making coal power plants…

17 hours ago

India Plans to Enforce Emergency Law to Ramp Up Coal Usage

The government will work to relieve debt strain on power plants to make them fully functional in preparation for expected…

2 months ago

India Burns Even More Coal Despite Climate Pledge Pressures

India, the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas producer, has upped its coal-fuelled power generation after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent costs…

4 months ago

AF TV – Explained: Why Indian firms are ditching the dollar to buy Russian coal

Companies in India are avoiding the US dollar and using Asian currencies to pay for Russian coal imports, according to…

7 months ago

Vietnam Plans to Double Wind Power With $13bn US Project

AES Corporation plans to build a 4,000 megawatt (MW) wind farm off Vietnam's central province of Binh Thuan, the Ministry…

8 months ago

China-Australia Coal Import Thaw Could Freeze Out Europe

Less frosty ties between Beijing and Canberra could prompt a resumption of Australian coal exports to China, but that could…

8 months ago

Australia’s BHP to Review Coal Mining After Royalties ‘Triple’

BHP has seven coal mining operations generating the mineral for use in steel production in a partnership with Japan’s Mitsubishi

8 months ago

Australian Coal Royalty Rise Shocks Japanese Investors

In an unusually candid speech, ambassador Shingo Yamagami said his country would think twice about investing in Queensland due to…

9 months ago

Australia Expects 60% of Coal Power Output to Cease by 2030

The operator on Thursday published its 2022 Integrated System Plan, outlining a 30-year roadmap of investments for Australia's national electricity…

9 months ago

Australia Plugs Back Into Coal to Avoid Power Blackouts

More than 1,900MW of capacity is back on line since Wednesday, the industry group that represents generators said on Friday,…

9 months ago

BHP to Keep Australian Coal Mine After No Bids Received

BHP put the Mt Arthur Coal mine up for sale, but said it failed to get a viable offer, so…

9 months ago

Australia’s Whitehaven Coal Says Output Forecast Holding Up

The company has had issues accessing some projects in New South Wales due to flooding, while a worker crunch caused…

11 months ago