ACUTE coal shortages grounded state run thermal power stations for 142 days during the first quarter of this year, triggering a sharp fall in production, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) says.

Aim-listed Tanzania coal miner Edenville Energy has assumed full control of the Rukwa coal mine and its operations, after its contract mining agreement with Nextgen Coalmine was terminated on May 31.

The city's total import and export value with ASEAN countries hit 52.3 billion yuan ($7.74 billion) from January to April, up 15.1 percent, year-on-year.

To some extent, the program has proved the role of carbon monitoring in helping calculate carbon emissions, he said.

US coal producers are seeking to boost exports to cash in on soaring prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine but face big headwinds including shipping bottlenecks, labor shortages, and a dismal long-term outlook discouraging investments in new mines.

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed the country's raw coal output rose 10.3 percent year-on-year to 1.08 billion metric tons in the first quarter.

The Indian government said on Tuesday that the country's coal production increased 29 percent year-on-year to 66.58 Million Ton (MT) in April amid a power shortage due to lesser stocks of coal available at thermal power plants.

The cancellation of trains includes 500 trips of express trains and 580 trips of passenger trains.