Alinta Energy has made a formal offer to buy AGL’s Liddell coal-fired power station, in New South Wales, Australia, for AU$250 million.
Siri Jirapongphan, Thailand’s Energy Minister, said that the country is expected to increase the share of electricity generated by coal to diversify its fuel mix for generation.
ContourGlobal, a London-based power generation company, is still seeking acquisitions in Brazil after abandoning talks to buy two coal-fired power plants from Engie of France.
FirstEnergy Corporation of the USA has announced that its nuclear and coal power plant units filed for bankruptcy court protection on 31 March, 2018.
Redondo Peninsular Energy has terminated a $940 million contract awarded to Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction in 2016 for the construction of a coal-fired power plant in the Philippines.
The Bangladesh Government has announced that three coal-fired power plants will be constructed in the country by Chinese companies.
South Korea’s coal-fired power generation reached new highs in 2017, despite government efforts to switch to renewable sources.
Kilroot power station in Northern Ireland is facing closure. The 660 MW plant failed to win a contract in an auction process to supply the all-island Single Electricity Market (SEM).
President Emmanuel Macron of France said in a speech at Davos that France will shut down all its coal-fired power plants by 2021.
Dominion Energy has announced that it plans to place nine of its older, inefficient, and rarely-used power generating units across Virginia, USA into a dormant status.