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China's 2019 coal imports set to rise more than 10%: analysts
China, the world’s top coal buyer, is on track to boost imports of the fuel by more than 10% this year, traders and analysts said on Tuesday, countering earlier expectations that shipments would be capped by Beijing at the same level as 2018.
read more... 22/10/2019
Russia blocks coal supplies to Ukraine through Belarus
Ukrainian MP Mykhailo Volynets, who serves as the chairman of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine, has said that Russia has begun blocking coal exports to Ukraine via Belarus, Kosatka Media has reported.
read more... 11/10/2019
Endesa to close entire Iberian coal fleet
Endesa plans to close all its Iberian coal-fired power stations, ending production from two of Spain's largest power stations, the 1.4 GW As Pontes and 1.1 GW Litoral de Almeria plants, it said late Friday.
read more... 01/10/2019
Poland opens first coal mine in 25 years
The Bzie-Debina mine was built by Polish mining company JSW, the biggest producer of coking coal in the EU.
read more... 26/09/2019
Greece and Hungary to phase out coal by 2028 and 2030 respectively
Greece and Hungary have announced they plan to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2028 and 2030 respectively.
read more... 25/09/2019