Last week we disseminated the WVCA’s 2025 Legislative Priorities.

Global coal demand will reach a record high of 8.85 billion tons (+0.5% y/y) in 2025. However, it is expected to decline by 2030. This is stated in the December report of the International Energy Agency.

Continuing the trend to disallow retirement of aging coal-fired power, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has ordered three Indiana generating units to continue running beyond their planned retirement dates, previously set for this month.

Indonesia, the world's largest thermal coal exporter, is weighing production cuts and policy changes that is fuelling fresh uncertainty in the global seaborne market heading into the new year.

We updated our Day-Ahead Power Price and Volume Reports for select ICE (Intercontinental Exchange) hubs through December 23, 2025.

Workplace safety in China's mining industry remained generally stable in 2025, with numbers of accidents and fatalities both decreasing from 2024, the National Mine Safety Administration said on Tuesday.