
The international thermal coal market continued heading south this week. Torrential rains in Indonesia and train thefts in South Africa have disrupted supply chains. Meanwhile, sluggish procurement from key buyers has helped keep prices in check, balancing the market amidst these challenges.

New China electricity market modelling shows coal use to peak pre-2030, then plateau and decline as massive renewables surge further accelerates, with profound implications for global transition & Australia.

As coal plant retirements accelerate due to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory agenda, new renewable energy and interstate transmission additions aren’t materializing to reliably meet existing power demand, much less rapid demand growth. This is increasingly worrying given the speculation about the impact that electrification, reindustrialization and big data might have on power demand.

The authors of this report believe that the future of Europe’s electricity system lies in nuclear power rather than gas, renewables or coal.
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Supply of Russian premium grade coal, including LV PCI and MV PCI, is expected to decline significantly in the near...
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