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China to curb plans for coal-fired power plants construction
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) announced it will further curb plans for the construction of coal-fired power plants by cancelling some projects that were already approved this year.
read more... 20/10/2016
Turkey more than quadruples thermal coal import tax for several nations
The Turkish government has more than quadrupled a tax to $70 a tonne on thermal coal imports employed in electricity generation from Colombia, Russia, South Africa and other significant coal producers, in a bid to back domestic coal production.
read more... 05/10/2016
Vattenfall CEO envisages sale of Moorburg coal plant in next 5 years
Swedish utility Vattenfall intends to vend its new coal-fired plant in Moorburg, Germany, in the next five years, as declared by its chief executive on Monday.
read more... 21/09/2016
China and India drive down global coal power in 2016
The amount of coal-fired power generation under development globally has reduced by 14 percent this year, driven down by China since it deals with oversupply and tries to encourage cleaner energy, as shown in a study on Wednesday.
read more... 07/09/2016
PGE will spend $472million in coal power plant upgrading
Poland's major power producer PGE anticipates it will have to spend around $471.96 million by 2020 to modernise its coal-fired power stations in order to meet European Union emission reduction regulations.
read more... 12/08/2016