CoalWire 385, September 9, 2021
US utility plans to shutter 10,000 MW of plants by 2030; Chinese engineers group says CCS uneconomic; coal price spike hits importers.
CoalWire 384, September 2, 2021
Australian mine rejected; German court rules Datteln planning permit illegal; Canadian party pledges to end thermal coal exports.
CoalWire 383, August 26, 2021
UK’s COP26 President blows up retired coal plant; two Polish units close; UK mine funding in doubt.
CoalWire 382, August 19, 2021
Romanian coal plant closes; Eskom CEO warns against more coal plants; China’s post-lockdown emissions surge shows signs of slowing; US will oppose new coal projects at major multilateral development banks.
CoalWire 381, August 12, 2021
Canada rejects Grassy Mountain mine; Indonesia suspends 34 exporters; explosion cripples new South African coal unit.
CoalWire 379, July 29, 2021
Thailand abandons two coal plants; Philippines utility scraps more projects; coal lobbyist laments “brand coal” has been “destroyed”.
CoalWire 378, July 22, 2021
US climate envoy singles out coal; US utility to close Ohio plant 5 years early; Floods increase pressure on Germany; Indian regulator opens door for distribution utilities to dump old contracts; International Energy Agency warns of coal generation rebound.
CoalWire 377, July 15, 2021
AES announces end for Chilean plant; Sri Lankan renewables boost may hit coal plans; ArcelorMittal announces Spanish green steel project.
CoalWire 373, June 17, 2021
Cancellations of Chinese-backed international coal projects; mixed G7 results on coal policy; Canada all but rules out thermal coal projects; NSW agency urges rejection of new mine.
CoalWire 372, June 10, 2021
Polish utility abandons proposed mine; Australian company admits to billion litre water grab; US utility subpoenaed for records over Ohio coal bailout scandal.
CoalWire 368, May 6, 2021
US utility to shut 6000 MW of coal plants by 2035; Philippines project abandoned; Australian mine plan scrapped; conversion plans for Engie’s Chilean coal plants.
CoalWire 365, April 15, 2021
Legal action against Belgian bank over fossil fuel bonds; Indonesian businessman arrested in coal mine investigation; Dow Jones dumps Adani Ports from sustainability index; Anglo American pays to offload its South African coal mines.
CoalWire 346, April 8, 2021
China’s coal plant building spree saw global capacity rise in 2020; Indian state rules out more coal plants, considers phase-out of existing fleet; Russia short-term slashes coal production forecast; South 32 pays to offload its South African thermal coal mines.
CoalWire 362, March 25, 2021
Pimco drops Adani; another UK coal plant to close; Indonesian court rules coal mine permit issued illegally.
CoalWire 357, February 18, 2021
Turkish plant cancelled; Indian coal generation may have peaked; China flags boost to mandated renewables purchases for utilities.
CoalWire 355, February 4, 2021
Chinese agency raps planners over coal boom; huge Taiwanese plant to close by 2035; bank says US coal plants gone by 2033
CoalWire 354, January 29, 2021
Court rejects Trump administration power plan; Vale looks to exit Mozambique coal; BHP coal writedown; backlash over Alberta coal plans.
CoalWire 350, December 3, 2020
Eleven German plants to close by January; Eskom faces criminal charges over pollution cover-up; Goldman Prizes for coal activists.
CoalWire 348, November 19, 2020
Polish mine permit revoked; Romania rules out more coal; US port plan on shaky ground; Goa protests target Adani.
CoalWire 344, October 23, 2020
KEPCO exit strands two coal plant proposals; India suggests closing up to 70 coal units; German city joins Czech Republic in opposing Polish mine expansion; European investors criticise companies backing Vietnamese coal plant.