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India's coal import drops 19 per cent to 117 million tonnes during April-October this fiscal
India had imported 143.63 MT of coal during the corresponding period of FY 2019-20, according to a provisional compilation by mjunction services, based on monitoring of vessels' positions and data received from shipping companies.
read more... 07/12/2020
Greece's PPC to spend 3.4 bln euro on power grid, renewables by 2023
The coal-reliant utility has pledged to shut down all but one of its coal-fired plants by 2023 to help Greece reduce carbon emissions in line with climate targets
read more... 03/12/2020
RWE, Steag, Uniper, Vattenfall win coal closure deals
German utilities RWE, Steag, Uniper and Swedish utility Vattenfall will close some of their coal-fired plants, with a combined capacity of 4.4GW, after being successful in the first German tender for the closures of such facilities.
read more... 02/12/2020
EU emissions fall to lowest level in three decades as countries ditch coal
The drop was mainly driven by the power sector, where emissions fell by almost 15%, primarily due to coal-fired power production being replaced by electricity from renewables and gas
read more... 01/12/2020
EU approves German scheme to compensate hard coal plants for early closure
The energy regulator will publish seven tenders for the closure of hard coal and small lignite-fired power plants that will take place annually until 2026
read more... 30/11/2020