We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
Sunday, 26 August 12
SOUTH AFRICAN COAL OVERVIEW
South Africa's indigenous energy resource base is dominated by coal.
Internationally, coal is the most widely used primary fuel, accounting for about 36 percent of the total fuel consumption of the world's electricity production. About 77 percent of South Africa's primary energy needs are provided by coal. This is unlikely to change significantly in the next two decades owing to the relative lack of suitable alternatives to coal as an energy source. Many of the deposits can be exploited at extremely favourable costs and, as a result, a large coal-mining industry has developed.
In addition to the extensive use of coal in the domestic economy, about 28 percent of South Africa's production is exported, mainly through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, making South Africa the fourth-largest coal exporting country in the world.
South Africa's coal is obtained from collieries that range from among the largest in the world to small-scale producers. As a result of new entrants, operating collieries increased to 64 during 2004. Of these, a relatively small number of large-scale producers supply coal primarily to electricity and synthetic fuel producers.
About 51 percent of South African coal mining is done underground and about 49 percent is produced by open-cast methods. The coal-mining industry is highly concentrated with five companies accounting for 85 percent of saleable coal production.
These companies are:
. Ingwe Collieries Limited, a BHP Billiton subsidiary;
. Anglo Coal;
. Sasol;
. Eyesizwe; and
. Kumba Resources Limited, accounting for 85 percent of the saleable coal production.
Production is concentrated in large mines, with 11 mines accounting for 70 percent of the output. South African coal for local electricity production is among the cheapest in the world. The beneficiation of coal, particularly for export, results in more than 65Mt of coal discards being produced every year.
About 21 percent of the run-of-mine coal produced is exported, and 21 percent is used locally (excluding power-station coal). The rest is not saleable and is discarded.
The remainder of South Africa's coal production feeds the various local industries:
. 62 percent is used for electricity generation;
. 23 percent for petrochemical industries (Sasol);
. 8 percent for general industry;
. 4 percent for the metallurgical industry (Mittal); and
. 4 percent is purchased by merchants and sold locally or exported.
The key role played by South Africa's coal reserves in the economy is illustrated by the fact that Eskom ranks first in the world as a steam coal user and seventh as an electricity generator. Sasol is the largest coal-to-chemicals producer.
By international standards, South Africa's coal deposits are relatively shallow with thick seams, which make them easier and, usually, cheaper to mine. At the present production rate, there should be more than 50 years of coal supply left.
Source: Department of Energy, Republic of South Africa
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Thursday, 25 January 24
THE RED SEA ESCALATION IMPLICATIONS ON GLOBAL SEABORNE TRADE - MARIA BERTZELETOU
In recent days, discussions have intensified about the potential impact on the seaborne trade and ton-miles due to the evolving dynamics of market ...
Thursday, 25 January 24
RED SEA SHIPPING DISRUPTIONS KEEP GEOPOLITICAL PREMIUM FOR COMMODITIES - FITCH RATINGS
Shipping disruptions and re-routing away from the Red Sea will maintain the geopolitical premium in the main commodity markets, including for oil a ...
Friday, 19 January 24
INDONESIA TARGETS 710 MLN METRIC TONS COAL OUTPUT IN 2024 AFTER RECORD 2023 - REUTERS
Indonesia, a major thermal coal exporter, aims to produce 710 million metric tons of coal in 2024, its mining minister said on Monday, after postin ...
Friday, 19 January 24
DRUMMOND COLOMBIA COAL OUTPUT ROSE 7.1% IN 2023 - REUTERS
Coal production from miner Drummond’s Colombia operations rose 7.1% in 2023 to 29.5 million metric tons, while exports declined by 2.6% to 27 ...
Friday, 19 January 24
CHINA'S 2023 COAL OUTPUT HITS RECORD HIGH - REUTERS
China’s coal output reached a record high in 2023, data from the statistics bureau showed on Wednesday, amid an ongoing focus on energy secur ...
|
|
|
Showing 51 to 55 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Australian Coal Association
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- White Energy Company Limited
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Planning Commission, India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
|
| |
| |
|
