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Coal Production
India’s coal power generation share to decline to 67% by FY2026
The share of coal-based plants in India’s power generation is seen to decrease by over 500 basis points (bps) to around 67% by fiscal year (FY) 2026 as th…
Germany
G7 Can Spearhead Climate Fight by Agreeing to Phase Out Coal, Germany Says
The Group of Seven countries can spearhead the fight against climate change and accelerate a pivot away from fossil fuels by agreeing to phase out coal power ge…
Carbon Emissions
U.S. Emissions Jumped In 2021 As Coal Power Generation Surged
U.S. economy-wide emissions jumped last year from the low levels in 2020 due to the COVID lockdowns, largely because of soaring coal-fired power generation in A…
Energy Subsidies
Brazil Extends Controversial Coal Power Subsidy
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro signed a law granting a 15-year extension of a subsidy for coal power generation in Santa Catarina state, flying in the face …
Coal Production
Energy Crisis Sends Western Balkans Back to Coal
Both Serbia and North Macedonia are raising coal power generation in response to the energy crisis that has seen electricity prices soar.
Coal-Fired Power Plants
Coal Power Generation Market to Reach 2626.7 GW By 2027
According to Coherent Market Insight, the global coal fired generation market is estimated to account for 2057.6 GW in terms of volume by the end of 2027.
Market Analysis
Wind And Solar Energy is Steadily Replacing Coal
Solar and wind power as a share of global electricity has doubled since 2015.
United States
US Coal Power Generation Plummets 30% in 2020, EIA Says
Coal power fell by a record amount last year, and things have gone downhill quickly from there for the embattled sector.
Coal Trade
Trump Administration Invests in ‘New Future’ for Coal
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Friday it will provide $118 million in funding to support research and development of technologies to make coal power…
Coal Trade
BNP Paribas Accelerates Its Exit from Coal in OECD Countries
French bank BNP Paribas is expanding to all OECD countries its target to end relationships with customers that use coal to generate electricity by end 2030, it …
Coal Power
Asia's Share in Global Coal Power Generation Peaks at 80% in 2019
Asia’s share in global coal power generation has climbed from over 20 per cent in 1990 to 80 per cent in 2019 in an indication that coal’s fate is increasingl…
Coal-Fired Power Plants
Coal Power Generation Continues to Drop in the US
By comparing 2018 and 2019 energy production data for the entire country, the researchers found that coal generation in 2019 Q2 was down 19% when compared to th…
Coal Power
Global Coal-Fired Electricity Production Set for Record Drop
It's only the third time coal power generation has declined since 1985. Electricity produced by coal is on track to decline by 3% globally in 2019 – the larges…
Thermal Plant
Are Coal's Days Numbered in Europe?
Coal power generation in the EU has plummeted 19 per cent since the start of the year, according to analysis by Sandbag, but will the trend continue?