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Coal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid
Workers at Premier Coal have voted to take protected industrial action after talks between unions and the Chinese-owned miner broke down. The parties are trying to negotiate their final enterprise agreement before coal-fired power is phased out in…
Rejected Grassy Mountain coal mine is back with a scaled-down proposal
Five years after a coal mining operation at Grassy Mountain in Alberta was rejected over environmental risks, the company behind the project plans to submit a scaled-back proposal by the end of the year. Northback Holdings Corporation, the Canadian…
'The sites are ready': Power giant wants AI data centres built at its coal plants
The owner of two giant coal-fired power plants in Victoria and New South Wales is pitching its sites as prime real estate for new data centres, saying their ready-made access to the electricity grid, water and industrial-zoned land make them the…
Coal plateaus in China amid electrification surge
Fossil fuels are starting to plateau in China, as renewables drive more power generation in a new phase for the country's energy transition. Coal generation has stopped growing in 17 out of 26 Chinese provinces and regions, and fossil fuel use is…
India has coal reserves for 51 days: Reddy
India currently has around 123 million tonnes of coal reserves, sufficient to meet the country's requirements for about 51 days, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday, ruling out concerns over coal availability despite…
India has 51 days coal stocks to meet power demand; production recovers after monsoon disruption
India has sufficient coal stocks to meet around 51 days of domestic power demand, Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy said, allaying concerns over supply disruptions caused by heavy monsoon rains in coal-producing regions. The country…
Adani, NTPC among five firms seeking support under ₹37,500 crore coal gasification scheme
The Centre's ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification has received seven applications from five companies, including Adani Enterprises and state-run NTPC, following the closure of the first application window on…
COMMENTARY: U.S. renewable portfolio standards a gift to Beijing
“Coal is China's foundational energy source,” according to Beijing's latest Five-Year Plan for Coal Industry Development — a reality that's not changing anytime soon. Last year, China added near-record coal capacity, with an…
Black lung cases surge to highest levels since 1978 among US coalminers
A new study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has confirmed what miners, their widows and black lung clinic physicians have warned for years: the deadly and preventable disease has returned to levels not seen in…
Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0506 GMT – Hyundai Steel could stage an earnings recovery on rising steel prices in the South Korean market…
Indonesian Tycoon Haji Isam Lobs Low-Ball Bid for Miner Bayan
Indonesian tycoon Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad has bid just $3 billion for a controlling stake in coal miner PT Bayan Resources, according to people familiar with the matter, a fraction of the firm's current market value. After weeks of negotiations, an…
China's factory-gate price growth quickens as Iran war fuels energy volatility
China's factory-gate price growth accelerated in August, while consumer inflation picked up again, amid volatile energy and commodity costs linked to the US-Israel war on Iran. The producer price index rose 3.8 per cent year on year last month, up…
Marco Rubio arrives in Colombia with China ties, trade deals on agenda
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Colombia on Tuesday to meet President Abelardo de la Espriella, sign agreements on critical minerals and civil nuclear cooperation and take up the country's ties to China, in the first visit…
Wendell Berry's life on Earth
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. Wendell Berry made his choices and stuck to them. He did not have a computer or a smartphone. He wrote more…
Stagnant output, demand increase: What has triggered Punjab power crisis
4 min read Patiala Make us preferred source on Google Punjab's dependence on power purchased from private generators and outside the state has come under renewed scrutiny amid the ongoing crisis. The five-hour scheduled power cuts for industry were…
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