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Power bills set to rise 9.2% in regional Queensland as report blames delays in renewable energy projects

Queensland Conservation Council says state’s dependence on increasingly unreliable coal is costing households

The Guardian - AU

Electricity bills to rise in regional Qld

Queensland regional residential electricity bills are set to rise by $119 to $1290 and business bills will be hiked by $215 to $2334 in 2022/23.

AAP

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board orders closure of Warada coal washery for flouting norms

NAGPUR: In a major move against pollution, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has directed the Gondegaon coal washery at Warada village in Nagpur district to close down immediately.

The Times of India

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Letters: The blame game over rising power prices misses the point

Newcastle Herald letters to the editor, May 31, 2022.

Newcastle Herald

Centre should take responsibility of importing coal, says APSEB Engineers’ Association

Blended coal should be priced on the same basis as Indian coal, he says

The Hindu

Karnataka Council polls: Union Minister campaigns for BJP candidate in Mysuru

Union Minister for Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said Karnataka is the first State to implement National Education Policy 2020, which is expected to redefine education and ‘help our students compete across the world’

The Hindu

‘Bloodbath’: Scrapped AGL demerger clears way for faster coal closures

Australia’s largest energy retailer AGL sparked a “bloodbath” on Monday after plans to demerge the company to tackle climate change were suddenly scrapped.

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Coal ash workers dying as lawsuit over illnesses drags on

Workers who cleaned up the 2008 Kingston, Tennessee, coal ash spill spent years working in conditions that they believe made them sick

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to keep coal power stations fired up as No10 can’t rule out blackouts

Government modelling warned up to six million households could be affected by power cuts this winter in a 'reasonable' worst case scenario triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

AGL’s coal implosion shows what a disorderly transition to clean energy looks like

What happens from here is unclear, but the company’s turmoil can’t be divorced from the Coalition’s policy failures

The Guardian - AU

Coal mining company New Hope Group says it's ready for controversial mine expansion, opponents say obstacles remain

A lobby group will ramp up the fight in response to New Hope Group's claims its mine expansion in Queensland's Darling Downs is ready for the "green light".

ABC News

Six million UK homes ‘could face winter power cuts and rationing’ if Russia cuts supplies

Threats to security of supply have prompted Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to ask Britain’s coal-fired power stations to delay their closures.

The Independent UK

Dorothea Mackellar-linked Kurrumbede homestead heritage-listed near Gunnedah

Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar's famous "a land of sweeping plains" line may well have been inspired at a homestead that has been heritage-listed after a three-year campaign.

ABC News

Australia's biggest carbon emitter buckles before Mike Cannon-Brookes – so what now for AGL's other shareholders?

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has won a major battle against Australia’s biggest energy company, AGL Energy, thwarting its plan to split up the company’s coal-heavy generation and power distribution assets.

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Newcastle Herald

What AGL's corporate shake-up means for Hunter power stations

AGL employees and their communities must be among the top priorities in any restructure or revised time frame for the closure of coal-fired generators, Hunter business and employment advocates argue.

AAP

LNP laments delays on Qld mine decision

Queensland's Liberal National Party leader has called for the state government to stop delaying the decision on expanding a major coal mine.

AAP

LNP focus on health in Qld by-election

LNP candidate for Callide, Bryson Head, is campaigning on health capacity problems in the by-election in the Queensland coal mining seat.

The Independent UK

Ministers warned of ‘millions’ of winter power cuts and rationed supply

Threats to security of supply have prompted Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to ask Britain’s coal-fired power stations to delay their closures.

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Power Ministry asks CEA to compute coal consumption for power generation

The Power Ministry on Sunday directed the Central Electricity Authority of India (CEA) to compute the quantity of the coal consumed, that was procured under SHAKTI B policy mandating blending of 10 per cent by weight for the power generation from June 15 to March 31, 2023.

The Hindu

India heading towards another power crisis in July-August: Report

The onset of the southwest monsoon will further hamper mining and transportation of coal from mines to power stations, according to CREA

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh said no, but Madhya Pradesh gives nod to import coal for power

BHOPAL: While Uttar Pradesh has said 'no' to import of coal to prevent further increase in cost of power by Rs 1 per unit, Madhya Pradesh government has, however, already started importing a whopping 7.5 lakh metric tonne of coal. The move is bound to increase the cost of electricity…

Birmingham Post

Hargreaves Services 'on the up' after successful move away from coal legacy, says CEO

Speaking to Business Live, CEO Gordon Banham said he was cautiously optimistic for the plc which has converted its steel and mining know-how into a diverse group of businesses

Chronicle Live

Northumberland museum hosts new display to celebrate pit ponies

The Work, Rest and Play exhibition explores three stages of the hard working animals' lives

The Hindu

Coal India to import for first time in years as power shortages loom

State-run firm to import fuel for blending amid local supply crunch

The Hindu

First coal rake chugs on Sathupalli-K’gudem rail line

Completed in 50 months at a cost of ₹928 cr., it helps eco-friendly coal dispatch

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