Coalfired

The National Grid Electricity Systems Operator (ESO) has confirmed it will have no coal-fired power as back-up this winter, if needed, to help keep the lights on.There were five contingency units to call on last winter as the…

Coal India Limited is expected to supply 610 million tonnes (MTs) of coal to meet the demand of coal-fired plants in 2023-24, which is 4% higher than 586.6 MTs that CIL supplied to power plants in FY ‘23. The domestic requirement of…

Coal-fired power plants have been in place for a long time to meet the global demands for power generation. Needless to say, there are environmental and human health concerns to be addressed on this front. While there are ongoing efforts to…

Britain's power system operator has ordered two of four emergency coal-fired generators to produce electricity for the first time this winter to help prevent the lights going out.National Grid ESO made the announcement hours…

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Some households with smart meters could be eligible for discounts if they cut their use of electricity between 5 and 6pm today.The National Grid ESO is activating a live "demand flexibility service" - which allows it to access…

NEW DELHI: The Central power tariff regulator has ordered full payment of higher fuel costs along with “reasonable margin of profit” to imported coal-fired generation unitsthat were forced by the government in May last year to avoid…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain If future historians pick a point in time when Australia comprehensively turned its back on coal-fired generation,…

SHANGHAI : China approved 15 gigawatts of new coal-fired power capacity and another 30 million tonnes of coal-based iron-making capacity in the first half of this year, despite falling power and steel demand over the period, new…

NEW DELHI: India extended a deadline for coal-fired power plants to install equipment to cut sulphur emissions by two years, the government said in a notification on Tuesday, marking the third pushback on a commitment to clean up dirty air.…