CoalWire 412, April 7, 2022
CoalWire 411, March 31, 2022
Russian coal: Poland to ban imports; Japanese trader suspends purchases; Germany aims to end imports within months. Coal generation increased in 2021.
CoalWire 410, March 24, 2022
South African court backs clean air standards; Turkish court rules against 1800 MW plant; China releases long-awaited five-year energy plan; sanctions on Russia hits European coal imports; Vietnamese plants hit by coal price spike.
CoalWire 404, February 10, 2022
European steel majors look to cut coal; new Dubai coal plant to run on gas; end in sight for Oakland coal port plan; IMF staff deleted text on Japan’s continued coal plant financing; BlackRock flags coal and steel shifts but 2030 targets still not released.
CoalWire 403, February 3, 2022
Pakistan projects at risk of default on loans; UK approves mine in Wales; Vietnam targets net-zero but struggles to break coal dependence.
CoalWire 395, November 25, 2021
Vietnam to cut 7000 MW from power plan; German coalition aims for 2030 coal exit; China scraps plan for 3000 MW coal plant in South Africa; Portugal closes last coal plant; Turkish court rules against coal plant.
CoalWire 394, November 19, 2021
Glasgow Agreement puts coal power in spotlight; Vietnam to revisit power plan after COP26 commitment.
CoalWire 392, October 28, 2021
Dutch pension funds dumps all coal investments; Canadian mine plan switched to renewables zone; details missing from the Asian Development Bank’s proposed coal retirement plan; former NSW minister sent to goal over coal licence.
CoalWire 389, October 7, 2021
Indian plants stockpiles run low; German plant runs out of coal; Panama pitches for coal plant conversion.
CoalWire 388, September 30, 2021
Romania backs 2032 coal exit; Colombia’s power plan excludes new coal plants; Chinese province blocks expansion of coal power.
CoalWire 386, September 16, 2021
World’s coal plant pipeline shrinks; US clean energy bill advances; Australian court rejects mining company appeal; Illinois sets 2038 closure date for all but one coal plant; latest draft of Vietnam’s energy strategy increases coal, cuts renewables.
CoalWire 384, September 2, 2021
Australian mine rejected; German court rules Datteln planning permit illegal; Canadian party pledges to end thermal coal exports.
CoalWire 380, August 5, 2021
Six Turkish coal plants dropped; Bulgaria eyes closing lignite plants by 2025; Australian mine plan dropped.
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 371, May 27, 2021
G7 rules out new coal support; Poland ordered to suspend mine; Romania flags 2032 coal exit; Serbia cancels construction of coal unit.
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 363, April 1, 2021
Turkish and Danish financial companies tighten coal standards; Japan hints at end of funding for global coal projects.
CoalWire 362, March 25, 2021
Pimco drops Adani; another UK coal plant to close; Indonesian court rules coal mine permit issued illegally.
CoalWire 360, March 11, 2021
Hungary and Japanese trading houses accelerate #coal exit; China’s five-year plan omits new commitments; Alberta First Nations groups call for federal review of proposed metallurgical coal mine.