Power

India provided a bright spot for coal as gas dominated the global market for major power plant contracts in 1Q15.

Gas will replace coal as the largest component of the UK’s energy mix, as a high carbon tax, EU emissions regulations and the results of the first power capacity auction combine to lower viability of coal-fired power in the UK.

Bowie Resource Partners will supply the Huntingdon power plant’s coal need to 2019 under a new agreement with power utility, PacfiCorp.

Vorecon variable speed planetary gears control boiler feed pumps in new Polish coal-fired power plants.

Thailand’s need to reduce reliance on gas will create opportunities for coal-fired power projects in the country.

Electricity generation in Cambodia is expected to undergo large-scale expansion to 2024 as new hydro-, gas- and coal-based projects are introduced.

Penton’s International Coal Prep 2015 has produced positive results at its annual prep show.

PT Tanjung Power Indonesia has awarded Pöyry with the services assignment for a coal fired power plant project in Indonesia.

Coal Secretary Anil Swarup has announced that Coal India has mined sufficient coal to meet the needs of power plants for the next 40 days.

Guildford Coal Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase an 80% stake in a large thermal coal project in Mongolia.

South African utility Eskom faces a 17 million t coal shortfall by 2017 at its coal-fired power plants.

Aggreko was appointed by MMG Limited to deliver 20 MW of power to the Las Bambas mine situated more than 4000 meters above sea level.

An influx of natural gas and renewables generation capacity is raising news challenges for the US power industry.

Chinese coal-fired power plants are getting bigger and more efficient as the government pushes the replacement of older capacity with modern ultra-supercritical plants.

Beijing promises coal-free power by 2017 to fight pollution.