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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
The biggest coal-fired power plant in western US may shut down this year
The largest coal-fired power plant in the western part of the U.S, and one of the major climate polluters in the nation, might shut down later this year, striking a symbolic blow to the future of the coal industry.
read more... 02/02/2017
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
Bosnia's largest utility generates 5% more electricity in 2016
Bosnia's largest power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) declared on Friday it produced 7,245 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity in 2016, more than 5 percent up from a year before on the back of record coal production.
read more... 16/01/2017