El Nino drought chokes Indonesia's coal riverways, tightens seaborne supply

A very strong El Nino is intensifying dry conditions across Indonesia, disrupting barge traffic on key coal transport routes in Kalimantan and adding to supply constraints in the world's largest seabo

Indonesian thermal coal prices accelerate on supply constraints

Indonesian thermal coal prices have been on an upward trajectory since August, with FOB price gains accelerating since late August to accumulate around $10/t.Sxcoal data showed the CCI index for Indon

Indonesia keeps annual RKAB reporting for coal, minerals through 2027

Indonesia's energy ministry has confirmed that the 2027 mining work plans and budgets (RKAB) for the minerals and coal sectors will remain on an annual reporting basis, ruling out a return to the prev

Indonesia sets H1 Sep HBA thermal coal prices lower for most grades

Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry released the September first-half 2026 HBA thermal coal reference prices on August 31, with most grades declining from the August second-half levels.T

About 20% of Russian coal companies may go bankrupt within the next 5 yrs, Elga CEO says

Around 20% of Russia's coal companies could go out of business within the next five years, Elga Group Chief Executive Alexander Isaev estimated in an interview with Russian media outlet RBC.Isaev cite

Canada Jun coal output falls 9% YoY

Canadian coal production fell again in June 2026 after a brief month-on-month rebound in May and recorded the fourth consecutive month of year-on-year declines, according to the latest data from Stati

India's CIL Jul coal output down 5.75% YoY, sales up 5.57%

State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) produced 47.5 million tonnes of coal in August 2026, falling 5.75% from 50.4 million tonnes a year ago, according to a company statement.The output volume fell by tw

Philippines Jul coal imports fall nearly 15% MoM

The Philippines' coal imports fell in July from the previous month but remained above year-earlier levels, preliminary customs data showed.Imports totaled 3.02 million tonnes in July, up 7.15% year on

Turkey Jul coal imports rise 11.3% MoM to fresh intra-yr high

Turkey's coal imports totaled 3.61 million tonnes in July 2026, down 18.3% from a year earlier but up 11.3% from the previous month, marking a new high in 2026, according to data from the Turkish Stat