Coal Power

Coal Power

Matarbari power plant. Photo: Collected

Japan eyes overseas coal units in Bangladesh, ignores climate pressure

The Japan International Cooperation Agency said in an email that it’s conducting an environmental and social impact assessment for an expansion to the Matarbari power plant

Steam rises from the chimneys of a coal-fired power plant in Roggendorf, Germany, on Nov. 8, 2019. FEDERICO GAMBARINI/DPA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Yes, we can get rid of the world’s dirtiest fuel

LNG-fired power plants are not only more efficient and cleaner than coal-fired generators, LNG prices are now looking cheaper in the long run. Photo: Mumit M

Is Bangladesh government turning away from coal?

The United Nations logo is seen at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2019. Reuters/Lucas Jackson

UN chief seeks end to financing coal and wants no new coal power plants

Photo: UNB

Barapukuria coal mining uncertain for labour unrest

Coal barges are pictured as they queue to be pull along Mahakam river in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, August 31, 2019/ Reuters

Asia's pandemic stimulus may slow the demise of coal

FILE PHOTO: The coal power plant Scholven of German energy utility company Uniper is pictured in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, September 28, 2018. Picture taken September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo

Uniper to shut down German hard-coal power plants by 2025: sources