Record-high domestic coal production and weaker coal-fired power generation in China have resulted in declining demand for thermal coal imports into the world’s biggest coal market, with the trend emerging earlier this year, after imports topped 500 million tons in 2024. The Chinese state central planner, meanwhile, has mandated a 10% increase in coal stockpiles for power generators.
Over the first four months of 2025, China produced 1.58 billion tons of coal, which was 6.6% higher than the output booked for the same period a year earlier. In April alone, China produced 3.8% more coal than a year ago, at 389.31 million tons. This was down from a month earlier when production hit a record, but still strong enough to cement coal’s role in the country’s energy mix.
Despite big promises of a green transition and the creation of ambitious climate pledges, some countries are continuing to support the development of new coal mines.
Ghana, a country facing increasing electricity demand and limited power sources, is appealing to developed nations with established nuclear industries to provide assistance in building its own nuclear infrastructure.
China is building or planning to build some 366 GW in new coal generation capacity, accounting for some 68% of global planned new coal capacity as of 2022. This is according to a new report by climate think tank Global Energy Monitor, which also found that China accounted for more than half of the new global coal […]
JAKARTA, March 20 (Reuters) – Indonesia has set a tiered coal benchmark price based on calorific value and using a new formula to calculate the price starting in March, the energy ministry said on Saturday.
Limiting how much coal countries can burn is considered an urgent priority for restraining global heating.
For now, trade relations between Australia and China are sketchy at best. Therefore, Australia has started looking for other markets to ship commodities like ore and coking coke, one such market being India.