Coal

Aboitiz Power Corp. has inaugurated its 300 MW baseload power plant in Davao City, Mindanao.

US Bankruptcy Court has approved Arch Coal’s First Day motions, allowing the company to continue to pay wages and continue with agreed debt restructuring.

Coal of Africa receives 20 yr renewal of the Integrated Water Use Licence for its Vele coal mine and its Makhado project, both in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Trafigura Group appoints Chin Hwee Tan as the Chief Executive Officer for Asia-Pacific.

CSX Corp. 4Q15 earnings are down compared to 4Q14 but full-year earnings are up. The company generated its first sub-70 full-year operating ratio, despite challenging market conditions.

Tanzania focussed mineral exploration and development company, Kibo Mining plc, announces that three new prospecting licences were issued to Rukwa Coal, which will enhance development of the Mbeya coal to power project.

Energy sector data analysts EnAppSys report on the UK’s electricity generation during 2015 – coal declines as renewables increase.

Pennsylvania anthracite producer, Atlantic Coal, has received shareholder approval for its plans to delist from AIM and change the company name to Atlantic Carbon Group.

Results from the Queensland Resources Council’s annual poll into attitudes towards the state’s resources sector show strong support for the coal industry.

Exports from the Australian state of Queensland hit 220 million t in 2015, an increase of 2% on last year’s record.

SunCoke Energy Inc and SunCoke Energy Partners provide coke production estimates for 4Q15 and full-year 2015 – both showing declines compared to 2014.

Rhino Resource Partners has announced an agreement for Royal Energy Resources Inc. to acquire from Wexford Capital certain limited partnership interests and entire general partner membership interest.

Fuel Tech Inc. has announced that it has received multiple air pollution control (APC) contracts from customers in the US, Europe and China.

AEP Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s Flint Creek coal-fired power plant awarded a 2015 Pollinator Advocate Award from the Wildlife Habitat Council.

Arch Coal has become the latest victim of the coal downturn in the US, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under a plan to restructure its debt.