U.S. output from the U.S. coal-fired generating fleet dropped to 966,000 gigawatthours (GWh) in 2019

renewable energy in the United States could exceed coal on an annual basis for the first time this year,

Энергетическое взаимодействие России и Индии осуществляется в стабильном и интенсивном режиме, отметил Александр Новак в ходе разговора.

March coal exports were up 1.2% from 6.19 million mt in February but 25% lower than the 8.36 million mt exported in the year-ago month.

China's coal imports over the January to April period jumped 26.9% to 126.73 million tonnes,

Russia’s share of the global coal export market is projected to expand to 25 percent from the current 11 percent.

Energy demand will fall 6% in 2020 – seven times the decline after the 2008 global financial crisis

In 2019 energy production exceeded energy consumption in the United States on an annual basis,

Energy prices overall (which also include natural gas and coal) are expected to average 40 percent lower in 2020 but see a sizeable rebound in 2021.

China on Friday reported a contraction of 6.8% in its Q1 GDP, but economic activity improved in March from January-February.

India's coal import in March stood at 15.74 million tonnes (MT), down 27.5 per cent over last year,

Brent crude oil prices averaged $32/barrel (b) in March, a decrease of $24/b from the average in February and the lowest monthly average since January 2016.

Oil slid to $25 a barrel on Wednesday, within sight of its lowest in 18 years,

U.S. primary energy consumption totaled 100 quadrillion Btu, a 1% decrease from 2018. Natural gas consumption increased 3%, renewable energy consumption and nuclear electric power consumption each increased less than 1%, petroleum consumption decreased less than 1%, and coal consumption decreased 14%.

India’s coal imports registered a decline of 14.1 per cent to 17.01 million tonnes (MT) in February