The state government is banking on global coal demand defying the Paris climate goals of slashing carbon emissions, predicting instead only a marginal cut in consumption of the fossil fuel by mid-century. According to the government's new Strategic Statement on Coal Exploration and Mining,...

COVID-19 has not only impacted the energy industry’s revenues but also its infrastructure development. The delay of new natural gas facilities means that many countries, such as Vietnam, will have to rely on coal-generated power to make up the shortfall. The case study of Vietnam shows...

With the commercial commissioning of new power plants, the country’s consumption of coal fuel last year jumped to 33.121 million metric tons (MT), which is 9.3-percent higher than the 30.836 million MT usage in 2018. Of the total Philippine coal utilization, 28.654 million MT went to power...

China has stepped up customs checks for coal imports, leading to lengthy processing delays at ports, four sources familiar with the matter said, as the country seeks to bolster the domestic coal industry. China is curbing coal arrivals through import quotas and quality restrictions on downstream...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down an appeal filed by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against a not-guilty verdict given to the former president director of state-run electricity company PLN, Sofyan Basir.    Last year, the Jakarta Corruption Court...

State-owned electricity company PLN’s bottom line has plunged into the negative in this year’s first quarter after the rupiah exchange rate fell to a record low in March. PLN booked a net loss Rp 38.9 trillion (US$2.76 billion) in the January to March period, down from a net profit...

China will likely ease the pressure on local governments to shut older, inefficient coal mines as it seeks to meet rising demand of the most-polluting fuel to spur its economic recovery. Government officials are in the midst of preparing the country’s all-important five-year-plan, the...

by IANS -  Jun 14 2020, 8:45 am In a big reform initiative aimed at attracting global investment in the mining sector, the government proposes to start auction of coal mines for commercial extraction by private sector from 18 June.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

While the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the death of coal in developed nations, the dirtiest fossil fuel is alive and kicking in Asia. Demand for electricity plunged — and with it the need for coal — as factories around the world sat dormant and people spent months at home. In...

Coal mining heavyweight PT Bukit Asam is set to pay Rp 3.65 trillion (US$258.7 million) in dividends — claimed as the biggest payout ratio in the company's history — to its shareholders, mainly its heavily indebted parent company, MIND.ID. The dividends amounted to 90...