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Engie hopes to lure global offers for Australian coal-fired power plant
France's Engie SA, trying to sell a coal-fired power station in Australia that could fetch $1 billion, estimates to attract more interest from international companies than local purchasers, its Asia Pacific manager declared.
read more... 27/02/2017
Dong targets to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2023
Dong is already the world’s largest offshore wind farm company, constructing over a quarter of the capacity installed worldwide. It intends to offload its operations concentrated on oil exploration and production later this year, after pulling off one of the biggest stock market listings in 2016.
read more... 06/02/2017
Poland might reduce imports of low-quality coal to deal with smog
Poland intends to reduce imports of low-quality coal since it wants to fight heavy smog, a move that might influence acquisitions from Russia.
read more... 03/02/2017
Coal exports from South Africa's Richards Bay fall behind 2016 target
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
China to limit coal consumption by 2020
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