Power

As coal stockpiles at power plants rise, shippers are reducing coal railcar loadings.

Rocky Mountain Power has refuted HEAL Utah and Sierra Club’s lawsuit regarding environmental compliance at the Huntington power plant in Emery County, Utah.

Senator Mitch McConnell has urged US state governors to adopt a “wait-and-see” approach when it comes to Clean Power Plan implementation.

The House recently advanced the SENSE Act, which would prevent the EPA regulations from blocking operations at the 19 coal refuse-to-energy facilities in the US.

Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest utility, is to retire seven of its coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 1000 MW.

Within a month of commissioning its first 270 MW thermal unit in Punjab, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd successfully commissions a second unit in the state.

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the global coal industry, from recent project updates to the US coal industry’s reaction to Clinton’s comment on coal miners.

A new book that analyses India’s energy market suggests that the country’s coal use could peak by 2040 even as the fuel remains a critical part of the energy mix in the short term.

China Shenhua Energy Co., the listed arm of Chinese largest coal company, Shenhua Group, has recorded a 21.2% fall in sales in February.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has successfully renovated and modernised a 110 MW thermal set at Barauni, extending its working life by 15 – 20 years.

The EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook is forecasting that 2016 will be the first year that natural gas-fired generation exceeds coal generation in the US on an annual basis.

Coal stockpiles at Indian power plants have hit record highs as domestic coal production continues to grow strongly.

Dominion Virginia Power and James River Association agree to wastewater discharge plan at Bremo power plant, allowing Dominion to move forward with closing ash ponds.

World Coal Association CEO, Benjamin Sporton, calls for policy parity for all low-emissions technologies in Kazakhstan.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has successfully commissioned the second 500 MW thermal unit at Anpara-D thermal power plant in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.