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Monday, 16 January 17
WHY THE SOLUTION TO INDIA'S ENERGY CHALLENGE LIES IN COAL POWER PLANTS - BENJAMIN SPORTON
 India’s huge development and energy challenges mean there are economic and development arguments for investing in new coal power plants for the foreseeable future.
More than 240 million people in India have no electricity, and even for those who have, the quality is far below standards acceptable in developed countries. India’s residential electricity consumption lags behind the global average and is, according to the IEA, ten-times lower than that of OECD countries. For example, average residential consumption in Bihar state is around 50 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per capita per year, which equates to an average household use of a fan, a mobile phone charger and two compact fluorescent light bulbs for less than five hours per day.
Historically the most important source of energy has been coal which is abundant and affordable, making it ideal from a cost perspective, as a fuel to expand energy access in India. The industry is also a major employer with more than 1.5 million people working in the coal sector.
As India diversifies its means of power generation it is important to question whether it is genuinely possible to bring electricity to all households and feed industry too with intermittent renewable energy. Excluding coal from the energy mix is not a realistic option.
Indeed, renewables have an important role to play but coal remains the driving force behind electrification and industrialisation and according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), coal will continue to make the largest contribution to electricity generation in India through to 2040.
The Indian government has been clear that all sources of energy will be needed to power up the economy including coal. India’s ambitious renewable expansion will take place alongside (not in place of) growth in coal consumption. Coal per kilowatt is still far cheaper than renewables. However, this should not be a popularity contest between coal and renewables – both are needed for India's development.
India has contributed less than 3% of cumulative greenhouse gas emissions, and the reality is that in as much as the country wants to contribute to climate action policies, it also needs to bring electricity not only to those not currently served but also to the millions more who are underserved. In the words of Harjeet Singh of ActionAid, development of coal resources “is not an obsession for India, it’s a compulsion.”
The Indian government is transitioning to more efficient and cleaner technologies as it makes every effort to meet climate commitments as well as provide energy access and security for its population. To this end they have planned that all inefficient thermal power plants, older than 25 years, will be replaced with modern, efficient and cleaner technologies. This involves what is known as high efficiency, low emissions (HELE) technologies. Several power plants currently producing around 11,000 MW are scheduled to be replaced within five years. We welcome and encourage this as a clear and achievable goal.
The recent news headlines suggesting India would suspend construction of new coal plants for the next 20 years sit in stark contrast to a national electricity report advising that additional coal-based capacity will be needed to fulfil India’s future electricity requirements. The World Coal Association encourages a plan to incorporate cleaner coal burning technologies into India's energy mix in order to meet the country's huge development issues and ambitions.
That’s why projects such as Adani’s Carmichael mine development in Queensland remain essential, because they will supply high quality coal into India for use in modern HELE power plants. Indeed Adani’s management has been clear that they see the Carmichael project as part of an integrated approach across the company. Coal from Carmichael will be used to fuel Adani’s power plants in India.
CEO, World Coal Association
First published in City AM, 13 January 2017
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Monday, 08 May 17
US WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT ON THE DOWN - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 13.8 million short tons ...
Thursday, 04 May 17
SUPRAMAX: INDO COAL ROUNDS LEVELS WITH DELIVERY CHINA IS TRADING AROUND LOW $6K, TRIP BACK TO CHINA
Supramax
The short week brought weaker rates across all routes. Supras from USG to Japan were fixed around $19-20 k daily and from ECSA to ECI $1 ...
Wednesday, 03 May 17
MALAYSIA SEEMS AS BIGGEST ADARO COAL IMPORTER IN Q1' 17
COALspot.com: In 1Q17, 30% of Adaro's sales went to Indonesia, the data from unaudited consolidated financial statement shows.
Malaysia ca ...
Wednesday, 03 May 17
MARKET INSIGHT - STELIOS KOLLINTZAS
The overall performance of each sector within the edible oil markets has remained poor for the past weeks. Apart from the veg oil exports fro ...
Tuesday, 02 May 17
THE FREIGHT MARKET CONTINUE TO SLUMP THIS PAST WEEK
COALspot.com: The Freight market continues to slump this past week, as all segments except Handy Size show a negative downward trend.
The Balt ...
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
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- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
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- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- The University of Queensland
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Independent Power Producers Association of India
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
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- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
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- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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