Indonesia has moved a step closer to the early retirement of the privately owned Cirebon-1 coal-fired power station, a milestone deal that could shutter the plant nearly seven years early and create a blueprint for others to follow.

Teck Resources Ltd., one of Canada's leading mining companies, announced Tuesday the full sale of its steelmaking coal business in a series of deals valued at 8.9 billion U.S. dollars.

The city has built a risk monitoring and early warning system by applying robots for automated patrols, utilizing optical fiber for temperature checks and conducting real-time monitoring on pile slopes.

Morgan called on Germany's energy sector to advance rapidly in its decarbonisation plans, with coal ideally to be phased out by 2030.

The country produced 3.44 billion tonnes of raw coal during the period, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

It found that mild weather over Australia's winter led to lower demand for electricity over the period.

Coal is a main export commodity of Mongolia, which is rich in natural resources.

Japan’s JFE Steel Corp is in talks to buy a stake in the metallurgical coal business of Canada’s Teck Resources, two people aware of the development said, adding to the list of suitors that also includes miner Glencore.