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Coal

Energy & Commodities

Asia’s coal appetite endures as winter looms and supply tightens; Iran war boosts outlook

2026-10-14T00:35:39.000Z
South-east Asia’s coal demand will grow at about 4.4 per cent a year until 2030, says the International Energy Agency.
ESG Insights
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 215: Coal’s role in South-east Asian energy security; Singapore’s electricity import woes

2026-10-09T11:00:00.000Z
Geo Energy and Resource Invest have made “good progress” in discussions for the latter to take a US$1.5 billion stake in Marga Bara Jaya.
Companies & Markets

Geo Energy expects ‘substantial’ rise in Q3 net profit; shares up 8%

2026-09-28T04:22:58.000Z
The combined mining quotas of Bayan and Haji Isam’s Jhonlin Group, a coal producer, would place him above industry giants like Glencore.
Asean Business

Indonesian tycoon creates coal mining giant with 30% Bayan stake deal

2026-09-18T11:00:11.000Z
Solar generation rose 15.5% from a year earlier to 802.4 billion kilowatt-hours in the first seven months of 2026, about one-eighth of the country’s total. 
Global Enterprise

Solar overtakes coal as China’s top source of power capacity despite rollout slowdown

2026-09-01T06:42:53.000Z
The deal, if completed, would come at a time of turmoil in the industry.
Companies & Markets

Owner of Indonesian coal mining giant Bayan in talks on sale

2026-08-26T12:46:28.000Z
Chimneys of a coal power plant in China’s rare earth industry hub city Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, April 6, 2026.
Global Enterprise

China’s coal demand gets boost as heatwave lifts aircon use

2026-07-30T04:16:23.000Z
South-east Asia’s coal plants are relatively young and backed by long-term contracts, making a phase-out challenging.
Asean Business

Coal dominance, fiscal constraints to temper South-east Asia’s clean energy boom

2026-07-16T05:00:00.000Z
Morgan Stanley expects annual spending on fossil fuels and dependable energy sources to double compared to recent years.
Companies & Markets

Morgan Stanley sees US$5.5 trillion Asia energy investment boom driven by AI, energy security

2026-06-26T07:45:36.000Z
The world’s biggest power consumer increased its usage of thermal power by 3.4 per cent year-on-year in the first five months of the year to 2.53 trillion kilowatt-hours.
International

China's coal power on the rise again in 2026, reversing first-in-a-decade decline

2026-06-24T11:33:39.000Z
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