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Saturday, 18 January 20
GERMAN STEAM COAL IMPORTS IN 2019 PLUMMETED BY 17 % - COAL IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION
 Press Release: According to preliminary calculations by the German Coal Importers Association (Verein der Kohlenimporteure e. V.), world trade in hard coal increased by 0.7 % to 1,218 million tonnes in 2019, and global hard coal production increased by 2.0 % to 7.2 billion tonnes. China's production alone rose by 171 million tonnes or 5 % to 3.7 billion tonnes, while Indonesia, a major supplier to China, increased its production by 52 million tonnes or 11 %. The seaborne exports of Indonesia, Australia, Russia and Canada increased, while those of the USA significantly declined.
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German steam coal imports in 2019 plummeted by 17 % - electricity generation from hard coal halved in only 3 years
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Unequal treatment of coal-fired power plants in the Coal Exit Act would be neither legally secure nor sustainable
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Despite the coal exit: the existing hard coal-fired power plants will be needed for a considerable time to compensate for the fluctuating electricity feed-in of renewable energies and have made the expansion of renewable energy sources possible in the first place.
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New Deloitte study proves: Hard coal-fired power plants are flexible and can support renewables in a customized way.
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However, this should not be a reason for not allowing and discriminating against hard coal-fired power plants in the planned decommissioning tenders in southern Germany.
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World trade in hard coal will increase by 0.7 % in 2019, global hard coal production by as much as 2.0 %.
In 2019, German hard coal imports dropped substantially by around 15% or 7 million tonnes. Imports of coking coal receded by 7 % and imports of steam coal by 17 %. Electricity generation from hard coal even decreased by 31 %. Within only 3 years it has roughly halved to about 57 terawatt hours (TWh). The reasons for this are the growth of power generation from renewables, the intensified competition with currently cost-effective natural gas, and the distinctly risen CO2 price in the European emissions certificate trade.
Hard coal-fired power plants can stabilize the electricity grid. This was illustrated by the Deloitte study "Assessing the Flexibility of Hard Coal-fired Power Plants for the Integration of Renewable Energy in Germany" (Deloitte Finance, November 2019), commissioned by the VDKi. From a purely technical perspective, the existing coal-fired power plant park in Germany (2018) could absorb a growing share of fluctuating renewable energies of 50%, 60% or 70%, and integrate them safely into the system. The study shows in particular:
- During a "cold dark doldrum episode", coal-fired power plants generate twice as much electricity as on an average day when the share of renewables is 50%, and three and a half times more electricity when the share of renewables is 70%.
- Germany becomes a net importer during a "cold dark doldrum episode".
Regarding the imminent adoption of the Coal Exit Act, it becomes increasingly evident that decommissioning tenders would lead to an unacceptable unequal treatment of hard coal-fired power plants between themselves. This unequal treatment would foreseeably lead to lengthy legal disputes and would therefore be neither legally secure nor sustainable. For this reason, a consensual solution between all power plant operators should instead also be sought in the hard coal sector. The flexibility of hard coal-fired power plants must be considered in the legislation. As a result, new and lower-emission plants must not be discriminated against any more than hard coal-fired power plants in the South, which will not be permitted in tenders at the beginning, according to the latest draft legislation. Moreover, equal treatment should be provided for safety readiness, as well as fair access for hard coal-fired power plants to safety readiness previously reserved for lignite-fired power plants.
Source: Coal Importers Association
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Friday, 22 March 24
CASE STUDY: DANGERS OF COAL CARGO - SKULD
Recently, a bulk cargo vessel carrying coal from South Africa to Singapore suffered a fatal accident, resulting in the deaths of three crew members ...
Friday, 22 March 24
INDONESIA APPROVES 922.14 MLN T COAL PRODUCTION QUOTA FOR 2024, ABOVE TARGET - REUTERS
Indonesia has approved coal production quotas totalling 922.14 million metric tons for 2024, Bambang Suswantono, a senior official at the mining mi ...
Friday, 22 March 24
CHINA COAL INDUSTRY GROUP EXPECTS OUTPUT GROWTH TO SLOW IN 2024 - REUTERS
China’s coal output is expected to increase 36 million metric tons, or 0.8%, to about 4.7 billion tonnes in 2024, a Chinese coal industry gro ...
Monday, 18 March 24
THREE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR EUROPE GAS MARKETS SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK Q1 2024 - WOOD MACKENZIE
European gas prices are currently back to pre-crisis levels, but with a complex series of factors affecting future supply and demand, are they set ...
Wednesday, 06 March 24
INDONESIA AIMS TO FINISH MINING OUTPUT QUOTAS APPROVAL BY END-MARCH, OFFICIAL SAYS - REUTERS
Indonesia’s has approved the mining production quotarequests from more than 120mineral companies and aims to complete the approval process th ...
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- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Australian Coal Association
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
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- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- The University of Queensland
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Planning Commission, India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
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- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
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