Power

Aviva has £458 million invested in 31 coal plant developers, including 11 which plan to build more than 90 GW of new coal power – more than six times the British coal fleet.

AEP Generation Resources has issued a request for proposal for the supply of coal to power plants.

Allianz has announced it will end standalone insurance coverage for coal plants and coal mines, and introduce the industry’s strictest criteria for coal divestment.

Australia’s Government is developing the National Energy Guarantee to ensure technology neutrality, where generation options should be available and considered part of the NEG’s stated objectives to improve reliability and affordability while reducing emissions.

Eskom has implemented plans to manage a shift in plant performance and coal stock levels, in order to avoid load shedding this winter.

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity has commented on PJM Interconnection’s new initiative on fuel security.

The Queensland Resources Council has said that the Palaszczuk Government should support a Queensland HELE coal-fired power plant, in order to strengthen the region’s trade and energy leadership.

Eskom is currently in discussions with the Optimum coal mine’s business rescue practitioners, but no agreement has been reached yet.

On 30 April 2018, Contura Energy and Alpha Resources signed a merger agreement enabling a strengthened US metallurgical coal platform.

Gippsland Tech School students have been coming up with ideas about how the Hazelwood coal mine should look after rehabilitation operations.

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Alinta Energy Pty Limited bid for AGL Energy Limited’s Liddell coal-fired power plant.

The National Mining Association has urged for a decisive repeal of the costly Clean Power Plan.

The legislation would establish a temporary tax credit for existing coal-fired power plants in the US.

Senator Joe Manchin’s ‘Energy Reliability Act of 2018’ has received support from the ACCCE.

Ncondezi has announced its process to finalise a joint development agreement for its power and coal mine project in Mozambique.