Coal exports from South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) drooped to 72.6 million tonnes, behind its target of 75 million due to weak demand from Europe.
read more... 31/01/2017
According to the energy sector's five-year plan for 2016-2020, released currently by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, the stake of coal in the country's energy mix should fall below 58 percent. Last year, coal accounted for 64% of primary energy.
read more... 18/01/2017
German utility Uniper wants to run its Ratcliffe coal plant in UK beyond 2025, even if the British government envisages shutting all coal plants without technology to capture carbon emissions by 2025.
read more... 30/11/2016
UK's eight remaining coal-fired power plants, which are already 47 years old on average, will be phased out by 2025, as the kingdom switches to generating energy from renewable sources.
read more... 11/11/2016
Czech electricity firm CEZ will vend its 289 MW coal-fired Tisova power and heating plant to Sokolovska Uhelna as part of an agreement stopping long-running contract rows over coal supplies,as stated by the company on Thursday.
read more... 24/10/2016