Author: Damini Sahu
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Japanese power utilities turn to coal again amid cost, energy security concerns
High LNG prices, lower nuclear output drive switch to coal Forecast for Q1CY’26 thermal coal usage revised upward by 3% After years of steady decline, coal is making a quiet comeback in Japan’s power mix. The increase is modest so far, but the trend is significant. Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, is turning back to…