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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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Thursday, 30 March 17
WHERE AN AGREEMENT FAILS TO DELIVER - WATSON FARLEY & WILLIAMS
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Watson Farley & Williams acted for MRI Trading AG in a leading case on ‘agreements to agree’ that was fin ...
Thursday, 30 March 17
PANAMAX : ACTIVITY IN THE PANAMAX MARKET HAS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN BOTH HEMISPHERES - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
This week we were looking at prolonged activity from ECSA, mostly with grain cargoes to Far East and SE Asia, where Ultras to SE Asia fi ...
Thursday, 30 March 17
THE ROLE OF COAL IN THE ENERGY SUPPLY OF THE EU-28: HANS-WILHELM SCHIFFER
The European Union (EU-28) is one of the largest economies in the world, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of €14,635 billion in 2015. It ha ...
Wednesday, 29 March 17
MARKET INSIGHT - NASOS SOULAKIS
Shipowners will always look for market signals in order to gauge market perception and decide upon which strategy to follow next. And while owners ...
Monday, 27 March 17
THE FREIGHT MARKET CONTINUED TO FIRM WEEK OVER WEEK
COALspot.com: The Freight market was continuing to firming up.
The Baltic Exchange, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities ros ...
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Planning Commission, India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
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- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- GMR Energy Limited - India
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- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Australian Coal Association
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- The University of Queensland
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- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Anglo American - United Kingdom
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
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- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bhatia International Limited - India
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- White Energy Company Limited
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Aditya Birla Group - India
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- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
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- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- CNBM International Corporation - China
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