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Renewable generation in July cuts coal's share in power mix to 1-year low

Renewable power in India rose to 20% of the energy mix, totaling 36.25 billion kWh in July, a 30% increase from last year

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION BY RENEWABLES JUMPS 10% AS THEY GENERATE OVER 30% OF THE U.S. TOTAL

SOLAR + WIND OUT-PRODUCED COAL AND NUCLEAR POWER; IN MAY, SOLAR ALONE SURPASSED COAL AS WELL AS WIND +++ DURING THE COMING YEAR, U.S. EIA PROJECTS NEW RENEWABLES AND BATTERY STORAG...

Exxaro lifts revenue, continues to scale renewable-energy business

Despite heightened geopolitical tensions, increasing inflationary pressures and broader macroeconomic headwinds, South African resources group Exxaro delivered a strong first-half...

CREA: Biannual China coal power review

China’s coal power generation rebounded by 3.4% year-on-year in H1 2026, even as coal power plants were used less intensively and wind and solar curtailment rose by nearly 50%

Seriti unpacks big renewables ambition for coal heartland as first 155 MW wind project enters ...

The first 25 turbines at Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, which is rising in the coal heartland of Mpumalanga within site of the giant Secunda coal-to-liquids complex and...

Coal miners face limited funding options

Despite coal being a significant contributor to South Africa’s GDP and electricity generation, funding for new coal mines from commercial banks is limited in the international and...

South African miners accelerate shift to renewable power to cut Eskom reliance

South Africa's mining firms are accelerating investment in renewable energy as they seek to diversify power sources, cut costs and meet decarbonisation targets, marking a shift aft...

Charted: 75 Years of America’s Electricity Transition

Over the past 75 years, natural gas and renewables have replaced coal in the U.S. electricity mix, generating 65% of all electricity in 2025.

TFR making progress on coal rail line improvements

South Africa has an abundance of coal reserves, but the coal mining sector’s competitiveness requires an efficient logistical network to move coal from mine to market. While the in...

Poland’s Coal Problem Has Changed

Poland’s coal transition is moving much faster than the country’s reputation suggests. Coal supplied 72.5% of Polish electricity in 2021. By 2025 it was down to 52.7%, while renewa...

Energy Security and Climate Realism Usher in Coal’s Rise

Stop pretending that every rise in renewables implies a fall in coal. Stop using extreme scenarios to frighten the public into accepting policy mandates that do not fit the needs o...

Anglo American, Sibanye and Exxaro Shift to Renewables

South Africa’s biggest mining companies are accelerating investment in renewable electricity as they seek greater control over energy costs, reliability and emissions. For decades,...

China’s Renewable Megabases Rely on Coal, Report Finds

China is building renewable energy infrastructure at a scale unmatched anywhere in the world. Yet the transmission system carrying that electricity to coastal cities remains heavil...

Coal Is Dying? This +9.5% Yielding Energy Play Is Thriving - Alliance Resource Partners

The Grid's First-Half 2026 Fuel Mix

A one-fifth share, a flat middle, and a capacity buildout that looks nothing like the generation mix it will eventually produce. Natural gas generated 767 terawatt-hours of U.S. el...

TRIG's Minesh Shah: Investing in renewables' new era

Renewable energy is firmly back in the spotlight, with energy sovereignty from fossil fuels not just a climate imperative but an economic and strategic necessity.

CIL's daily coal production rises 35%

Power sector supplies up as rains recede

Eland mine heading for complete greenness, Northam Platinum highlights

Northam Platinum is looking to establish the Eland mine as South Africa’s first platinum group metals (PGMs) mine operating solely on renewable energy. In addition, Eland is water...

Sasol’s wartime windfall revives debate over coal’s future

Sasol, the world’s largest producer of fuel from coal, is reaping the benefits of a surge in fuel prices due to the Iran war, while helping shield its home market of South Africa f...

Exxaro wants energy, future metals to be more than half of group earnings by 2030

Exxaro wants its growing energy and future-facing metals businesses to account for more than half of group earnings by 2030. “This is the business we are building for tomorrow,” Ex...

Philippines Energy Company Junk Coal Plant & Break Ground on Latest BESS

Coal is dying a slow death in the central Philippines, and giant batteries are moving into the neighborhood to take its place. The Visayas power grid has suffered from chronic reli...

IEA: Global power demand is surging – and renewables are passing coal

Global electricity use is growing again, but renewables are expected to overtake coal as the world’s largest source of electricity this year, according to the International Energy...

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ BESS project reaches commercial operation

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its flagship fund Copenhagen Infrastructure IV, has announced that Coalburn 1 has commenced commercial operations.

In South Africa, renewable energy latest part of timber industry’s green efforts

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — York Timber Holdings signed a 10-year renewable electricity agreement with electricity trader Discovery Green for power for its Jessievale sawmill in J...