Coal

Beijing shuts last coal power plant in switch to natural gas

BEIJING: The last large coal-fired power plant in Beijing has suspended operations, with the city's… Read More

China halts North Korea coal imports after missile test

BEIJING: China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea for the rest of… Read More

Coal demand to burn slower over next 5 years: IEA

PARIS: World demand for coal will slow over the next five years as renewables and… Read More

China risks wasting $490 bn on coal plants: campaigners

BEIJING: China could waste as much as half a trillion dollars on unnecessary new coal-fired… Read More

Australia’s ‘dirtiest’ power station to close

SYDNEY: One of Australia's dirtiest power plants will be shuttered, its owner said Thursday, in… Read More

Ahsan relates CPEC to Pakistan’s destiny

OKARA: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal termed China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)… Read More

Pakistan, China to build coal power plant in Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan and China have signed a contract to build a coal-fired power plant near… Read More

India court summons ex-PM Manmohan in coal probe

NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Wednesday summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh as one… Read More

EU trade deal boosts Pakistan exports by $1bn: minister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani exports to the European Union increased by more than a billion dollars after… Read More

India coal workers go on strike over reforms

MUMBAI: Millions of coal miners in India began a five-day strike Tuesday in protest at… Read More

For India, China-backed lender may be answer to coal investment

NEW DELHI/SEOUL: India is hoping a new China-backed multilateral lender will fund coal-based energy projects,… Read More

Four labourers trapped in Thatta coal mine; 2 dead

THATTA: The bodies of two labourers of the total four who were trapped in a… Read More

Coal mine blast in western China kills 21

BEIJING: A blast at a coal mine in China's far-west Xinjiang province killed 21 people… Read More

Thar coal project to be financed by China

Islamabad: China has offered to provide $900 million for mining and setting up power plants… Read More

Pakistan coal reserves over 186Bn tonnes

Islamabad: Pakistan is on the 7th position in the world when it comes to coal reserves;… Read More