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island.lk - Sahan Weerasooriya - Sajith responds to AKD's low-quality coal admission
Sajith responds to AKD's low-quality coal admission
The Island

Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (08) said the government had admitted that substandard coal had been imported. Speaking in Parliament yesterday (08) in response to a statement made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on…

thehindu.com - Saptaparno Ghosh - India has bandwidth to substitute about 150 MT of imported coal with domestic production: Official
India has bandwidth to substitute about 150 MT of imported coal with domestic production: Official
The Hindu

India has the bandwidth to substitute about 150 million tonnes of imported coal, Sanjeev Kumar Kassi, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Coal told reporters in response to a query about the country's import dependency of the carbon compound. The…

island.lk - Sahan Weerasooriya - Tariff shock looms as coal crisis drives Rs. 40 bn cost surge
Tariff shock looms as coal crisis drives Rs. 40 bn cost surge
The Island

Sri Lanka's power sector is bracing for a steep electricity tariff hike, with senior officials confirming that a revised proposal seeks an additional 53% increase, just weeks after the last revision took effect on 01 April. The move follows a…

taipeitimes.com - 台北時報 - From digging coal to selling noodles, China's mining workers face change
From digging coal to selling noodles, China's mining workers face change
Taipei Times

By Huizhong Wu / AP, DATONG, China Yang Haiming did not stop working when he retired from the coal mines at age 60. Instead, he jumped into a new industry. Yang is part of a generation of workers that powered China's growth by digging coal from…

oaklandside.org - Eli Wolfe - After 10 years of fighting, 'No Coal' activists gear up for new battle
After 10 years of fighting, 'No Coal' activists gear up for new battle
The Oaklandside

10 years ago, a coalition of Oaklanders launched a campaign to stop a coal export terminal from being built in West Oakland. They won the political battle, convincing the city to ban the handling and storage of coal. But after the developers…

thehindubusinessline.com - Power sector may consume up to 850 mt in FY27; sufficient coal stocks available
Power sector may consume up to 850 mt in FY27; sufficient coal stocks available
BusinessLine

India's coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) with an installed capacity of over 221 gigawatts (GW), is likely to consume up to 850 million tonnes (mt) of coal in the current financial year, ending March 2027, against a demand of 906 mt. The Power…

independent.co.uk - Margie Mason - Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
The Independent

Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 — more than her check. It makes no…

mymotherlode.com - AP News - Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
myMotherLode.com

RAINELLE, W.Va. (AP) — Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 —…

independent.co.uk - Claudia Ciobanu - Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress
Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress
The Independent

Poland is one of Europe's most polluted countries, and a flagship national program to clean the air and curb household heating demand is losing momentum — threatening both public health and the country's energy security as global conflicts…

businessinsider.com - Huileng Tan - Goldman warns of 'very painful' natural gas shock that could rival oil crisis
Goldman warns of 'very painful' natural gas shock that could rival oil crisis
Business Insider

While the war in Iran has oil markets on edge, a natural gas crisis may be brewing, warned a top Goldman Sachs analyst. The concern centers on Qatar, which supplies about one-fifth of the world's global liquefied natural gas. Production at…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - OMCs making available 5 kg cylinders to industrial workers
OMCs making available 5 kg cylinders to industrial workers
The Hindu

State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are making efforts to make available five kg cooking gas cylinders to migrant labourers, industrial labourers, small eateries, and ironing vendors. Distributors have been conducting camps at work sites to…

wral.com - CLAUDIA CIOBANU — Associated Press - Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress
Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress
WRAL News

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is one of Europe's most polluted countries, and a flagship national program to clean the air and curb household heating demand is losing momentum — threatening both public health and the country's energy…

winnipegfreepress.com - Claudia Ciobanu, The Associated Press - Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress
Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress
Winnipeg Free Press

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independent.co.uk - Jessica Hill - States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame
States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame
The Independent

Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels. That means the utility could miss Nevada's clean…

mirror.co.uk - Lucy Thornton - Miracle rescue as miner found alive after two weeks trapped underground
Miracle rescue as miner found alive after two weeks trapped underground
The Mirror

A miner was rescued alive after being trapped for nearly 14 days following a collapse in northern Mexico, but Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that another miner has been found dead and one more is still missing. A dam breach caused by…

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