Preliminary thermogravimetric studies of pyrolysed Silantek Coal, waste tyre and coal/waste tyre blends have been performed in a Thermogravimetry Analyser(TGA). Pyrolysis tests of raw and blends samples were carried out in nitrogen atmosphere, under dynamic conditions at heating rates of 20, 40, and 60^oC/min. The coal / waste tyre blends were prepared in the weight ratios of 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:30 and 50:50. The thermal events during waste tyre pyrolysis are controlled by the emission of volatile matter and polymeric materials whereby the regions are more complex (three or more peaks) compared to coal (one peak). The incorporation of waste tyre is predicted to improve the ignition performance and the peak weight loss compared with the separate pyrolysis of waste tyre and coal. There is no indication on synergistic effects since no interactions were observed between the coal and waste tyre during pyrolysis. An increase in coal reactivity is observed with increasing heating rate and coal blend ratio. First order equations were used to determine the waste tyre and coal component thermal decomposition kinetics. The results, thus far, show that the coal/ waste tyre blends of 80:20, with respect to the coal volatile matter released has the lowest activation energy of 80.9kJ/mol. These findings may be useful for the power generation industry in the development of future co-firing plants using coal/ waste tyre blends; however, significant development work is required before large-scale implementation can be realized.