Power

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from recently commissioned coal plants to the latest sales and acquisitions.

Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa will remain bastions of coal-fired power as coal’s role fades in the US and Western Europe.

BHEL has successfully commissioned its fifth 500 MW set at Chandrapur super thermal power project in Maharashtra, India.

BHEL successfully commissions a 250 MW coal-fired thermal power plant in Bihar, India.

The decision to extend operations at Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired power plant highlights the real concern about the UK’s security of electricity supply.

SSE has secured a one-year contract for one unit at Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired power plant in Cheshire to provide ancillary services to National Grid.

After providing 50 years of electricity production, the UK’s Ferrybridge C coal-fired power plant ceases production.

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Colbert coal-fired power plant was closed, marking the end of TVA coal-fired generation in Alabama.

Closure preparation activities are underway at all 29 Georgia Power ash ponds in the US.

A group of state attorneys general has vowed to fight any effort to roll-back climate change regulation in the US.

GE’s Steam Power Systems executes engineering, procurement and construction agreement for a1000 MW ultra-supercritical power plant in Malaysia.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has successfully commissioned a 600 MW coal-based thermal power plant in the Indian state of Telangana.

More wind generation capacity was installed in the US last year than any other type, while almost no new coal was added.

LNG imports into Europe are forecast to spike this summer, resulting in potential coal-to-gas switching in the UK and the Netherlands.

World Coal Association’s new report finds high-efficiency low-emission coal-fired power generation mitigates more CO2 emissions than renewables.