Egypt imported 6.32 million mt of thermal coal in 2019, up 31% on the previous year, according to official data from the Port of Alexandria, boosted by strong demand from Continue Reading
China has reportedly launched fresh restrictions on thermal coal imports this year, with tightened customs declarations at certain ports effective Friday, market sources said. Caofeidian port in northern China and Continue Reading
Germany has agreed to compensation of about 40 billion euros ($45 billion) for affected regions, workers and companies as part of plans to end its use of brown coal in Continue Reading
A top German utility said it would eliminate thousands of jobs tied to the country’s phase-out of coal, as the government pledged nearly €50 billion in aid to German regions, Continue Reading
US coal carloads were at 70,831 in the week ended January 11, up 1.5% from 69,757 a week earlier, but 18.6% lower than 87,228 in the year-ago week, the Association Continue Reading
The European Commission is willing to approve national government aid to coal plant operators for closing early, and to manufacturers to decarbonize their production, to support the EU’s 2050 carbon Continue Reading
The German government said on Thursday that energy-intensive companies who compete internationally can get an annual subsidy from 2023 to compensate for higher electricity costs caused by a planned coal Continue Reading
Gas displaced coal in Europe’s shrinking fossil-fired generation sector in 2019 as strong gains for wind and reduced demand helped to offset falling nuclear and hydro, energy consultancy EnAppSys said Continue Reading
Engineering giant Siemens will decide by Monday on its involvement in the development of a controversial Australian coal mine being built by India’s Adani, CEO Joe Kaeser said on Friday. Continue Reading
Tri-State Generation and Transmission will close its entire Colorado- and New Mexico-based coal-fired generation fleet decades earlier than the assets’ potential end-of-life, as well as retire a coal mine in Continue Reading
