Power

Ukraine’s coal output in the first nine months of 2013 was down 4.2% on last year’s production.

Westmoreland Coal reported a 9.6% growth in its third quarter revenues, thanks to stronger electricity and power demand.

China Shenhua Energy has posted a 22% drop in third quarter net profit, due to weak coal prices caused by sluggish demand.

The Kenyan Energy and Petroleum Ministry has received 62 applications from firms interested in the generation of coal and LNG projects.

Pawel Smolen, president of EURACOAL, addresses delegates at the Coaltrans world coal conference in Berlin.

At the Coaltrans world coal conference in Berlin, speakers see reason for optimism in the global coal industry.

In the second of two articles for World Coal, Santu Tiwari and Deepak Kumar, GlobalData, UK, provide an insight into the Russian coal industry.

Anglo American and Eskom are at loggerheads over the coal supply contract for the South African Kusile power station.

Various reports stress that Ukraine’s coal industry is in urgent need of redevelopment.

Unit 3 at Xcel Energy’s Sherco power station in Minnesota has returned to service following completion of repairs.

Tigers Realm Coal has raised its stake in the Amaam coking coal project, Russia, to 80%.

African Energy and ACWA Power have signed an agreement for the development of a power station and integrated coal mine in Botswana.

Ontario’s government is to announce the shut down of the Lambton coal-fired generating station ahead of schedule.

Russia’s En+ Group has signed a contract with China Huaneng Group to jointly develop power and coal projects in Russia.

Chinese imports of coking coal reached a nine-month high in September at 7.25 million t.