Coal comfort After reaching their peak in March of last year—at US$441 per ton for South African Richards Bay (API4),... Published 31 May, 2023 08:57am
Markets China’s Inner Mongolia region starts construction of coal mine BEIJING/SINGAPORE: China’s Inner Mongolia region started construction on Friday of a coal mine with an annual... Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am
Markets China’s April Australian coal arrivals jump, but import profit declines SINGAPORE: China’s coal arrivals from Australia in April returned to a level last seen before Beijing’s unofficial... Published 20 May, 2023 10:47am
Pakistan ‘Groundwater contamination by coal-fired power plants quite high in Thar’ KARACHI: Residents of Thar have expressed their concern over groundwater contamination being caused by coal-fired... Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am
Opinion Thar coal mine expansion SECMC (Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company) has filed a tariff petition for expanding its capacity. This is a third... Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am
Markets India’s pledge to stop new coal power plants to hit key states LITTLETON, (Colorado): India’s plans to stop building new coal-fired power plants beyond those already under... Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am
Markets China’s April coal imports drop on high stocks, weak demand SINGAPORE: China’s coal imports fell in April from a 15-month high in the prior month, government data showed on... Published 09 May, 2023 09:33am
Opinion The law of unintended consequences This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Hot desert’s coal left out in the cold” carried by the ... Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am
Editorials Hot desert’s coal left out in the cold EDITORIAL: The dollar crunch is hitting the economy hard; the power sector is no exception either. One more casualty... Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am
World G7 pledges to quit fossil fuels faster, but no new deadline SAPPORO, (Japan): The G7 pledged on Sunday to quit fossil fuels faster and urged other countries to follow suit, but... Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am
Markets Coking coal falls BEIJING: Chinese coking coal futures fell nearly 4% on Monday, after steel mills sought lower prices for the... Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am
Print HSR wants ‘mechanism’ to prevent capacity payment deductions ISLAMABAD: Chinese power company M/s Huaneng Shandong Ruyi (Pak) Energy Pvt. Ltd (HSR), which has established ... Updated 11 Apr, 2023 10:00am
Markets China accounts for two-thirds of world’s planned new coal power SINGAPORE: China accounted for more than two thirds of the world’s proposed new coal-fired power by the end of... Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am
Markets Thermal coal imports pick up LAUNCESTON, (Australia): Cheaper prices and rising energy demand are boosting seaborne imports of thermal coal among... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Markets China’s Q1 coal imports jump to new highs LITTLETON, (Colorado): China’s imports of thermal coal in the opening quarter of 2023 have soared to new highs as... Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am
Markets PM to attend COD ceremony of TCB-1 integrated power project today KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be the chief guest at a prestigious ceremony to be held on March 22,... Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Markets China coal output up in year’s first two months BEIJING: China’s coal output rose by 5.8% in the first two months of 2023 from the same period a year earlier,... Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Markets China’s coal imports in first two months of 2023 surge SINGAPORE: China’s coal imports in the first two months of 2023 surged 71% from a low base a year earlier as... Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan 11 coal mines set on fire: Four colliers shot dead in Harnai QUETTA: Unknown armed men gunned down four coal minors and injured three others at a coal mine in Khust area of the... Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am
Markets Dalian coking coal futures rise to 8-month peak MANILA: Dalian coking coal futures scaled an eight-month peak on Thursday as a large-scale coal mine collapse in... Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Markets HUBCO says CPHGC’s 2x660MW power plant declared ‘project complete’ Hub Power Company (HUBCO) on Thursday said that the China Power Hub Generation Company (Private) Limited’s (CPHGC)... Published 23 Feb, 2023 04:15pm
Markets Chinese companies boost import of Australian coal SINGAPORE: Chinese utilities and traders have stepped up purchases of Australian coal in February, encouraged by... Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am
Markets Pakistan's power generation cost up 59% in January The total cost of generating electricity in the country increased significantly by 59%, hitting Rs11.20 KWh in... Published 20 Feb, 2023 11:52am
Markets China’s coal prices fall to one-year low SINGAPORE: China’s thermal coal prices hit their lowest levels in a year this week on rising inventories as... Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am
Business & Finance India’s Adani Enterprises swings to Q3 profit on strong coal trading BENGALURU: Adani Enterprises reported a swing to third-quarter profit on Tuesday from a loss a year earlier, and... Published 14 Feb, 2023 03:24pm
Markets Pakistan plans to quadruple domestic coal-fired power, move away from gas ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to quadruple its domestic coal-fired capacity to reduce power generation costs and will ... Published 14 Feb, 2023 01:00am
Markets Dalian coking coal hits 4-week low MANILA: Chinese coking coal futures extended losses to hit their lowest in four weeks on Wednesday, as traders kept... Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am
Markets India asks utilities to not retire coal-fired power plants till 2030 SINGAPORE: India has asked utilities to not retire coal-fired power plants till 2030 due to a surge in electricity... Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am
Markets Indonesia 2023 coal exports seen above 500mn tonnes JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to produce 695 million tonnes of coal this year and sees exports topping 500 million tonnes... Published 30 Jan, 2023 09:28am
Markets South Africa’s coal exports hit 29-year low JOHANNESBURG: Coal exports from South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) hit their lowest level since 1993... Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:15am
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