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Friday, 09 March 18
THE WORLD CANNOT KEEP IGNORING THE ASIAN COAL STORY - BENJAMIN SPORTON
 There were significant changes in the global energy system in 2017, including the growth in electric vehicles, the rise of renewables and the continued emergence of gas as a ‘transition’ fuel. As recent International Energy Agency (IEA) numbers have shown a decrease in global coal demand for the second year in a row, we have increasingly heard that coal is in permanent decline and doesn’t have a future.
The story is clearly much more complex than this.
Reduced demand is forecast for Europe, largely due to policy measures supporting renewables. The same is true for the United States, though in this instance it’s largely due to competition from natural gas. But this doesn’t tell the whole story. Across Asia, there is a very different energy picture emerging.
Asian economies, from India, to Pakistan, to Bangladesh and across Southeast Asia, are forecast to see significant growth in their economies over coming decades and a huge growth in energy demand. While their energy needs will be met by a range of energy sources, coal will play a critical role. According to the IEA, coal’s share in power generation across Southeast Asia is expected to grow from 35% today to 40% by 2040.
Coal has been a critical enabler of development in the modern world. While its role globally is going to change over coming decades, it will still be an essential energy source, particularly to the rapidly industrialising and urbanising economies of Southeast Asia.
China has been central to global coal growth for the past two decades. While coal demand is expected to fall slightly, the headlines hide a more complicated picture. Chinese demand for coal has fallen slightly, even as power generation from coal has grown. Reduced consumption in small and industrial boilers explains some of this decline. However, more interestingly, some of the reduction in demand for coal has been driven by much higher plant efficiencies in China’s coal power fleet. China is pushing for a national switch to high efficiency low emissions (HELE) coal plants in a drive to create the world’s cleanest coal-fuelled power system. Taking it a step further, this fleet will be well-placed to be retrofitted with carbon capture and storage (CCS) as this critical climate technology is scaled up. China has a clear plan to scale up its efforts on CCS, making it a critical element of their Paris Agreement pledges.
CCS technology has seen significant progress over the past year, not only in China. A year ago, the world’s largest coal-fuelled CCS facility came online at the Petra Nova plant in Texas and it’s already captured more than a million tonnes of CO2. There is also the landmark Boundary Dam CCS coal plant in Canada, which has now been operating for more than three years. In India, a breakthrough company Carbon Clean Solutions is capturing and using CO2 at significantly lower cost than has been experienced in other projects.
All these developments are important. Both the IEA and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) agree that without CCS technology, we will not achieve our climate objectives. References to CCS are found in many national pledges under the Paris Agreement, indicating a wider support globally, but more work needs to be done to progress its deployment. Political and financial support for CCS, alongside policy parity with other low emission technologies, will help to encourage widespread deployment.
We believe that coal is not the problem, emissions are. Given the growing role of coal across Southeast Asia, it’s essential that support is provided to ensure that coal is used with the lowest emissions profile.
To support this, we, at the World Coal Association launched last year new partnerships with international bodies such as the ASEAN Centre for Energy, which resulted in co-publishing a report, ASEAN's Energy Equation.
We all have the same objective – a sustainable future for our planet, a safe climate and economic growth. To deliver this, we need an energy system that delivers affordable, reliable and clean energy.
It’s possible to meet these objectives but we need to recognise that even as energy systems change, there is still forecast to be a significant role for coal.
If we ignore the role of coal then we risk forgetting the essential work we need to do on low emission technologies that will ensure a sustainable energy future.
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Tuesday, 06 February 18
THE FUNDAMENTALS FOR INDIAN COAL IMPORTS CONTINUE TO LOOK PROMISING - TORVALD KLAVENESS
Back in August we reported that the fundamentals impacting Indian coal imports looked more promising.
Trade flow data today implies 17.4Mt of ...
Monday, 05 February 18
SUPRAMAX : INDONESIA TO INDIA PASSING THROUGH SINGAPORE HAS SOFTENED
COALspot.com: The daily average earnings for Supramax, for the route Indonesia to India passing through Singapore has softened, week over week, own ...
Friday, 02 February 18
SUPRAMAX : INDONESIA TO CHINA COAL TRIPS ARE PAYING AROUND MID USD 9000 - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
Rather quiet week within Atl, specially Continent due to lack of cargoes.
According to Fearnleys Weekly - Dry bulk report published ...
Friday, 02 February 18
U.S. YEAR-TO-DATE COAL PRODUCTION TOTALED 54.1 MMST, DOWN 8.8% YOY - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.3 million short tons ...
Thursday, 01 February 18
RISING US OIL EXPORTS, MARKET DISRUPTION, BRENT-WTI SPREAD - WOOD MACKENZIE
What will US tight oil growth do to crude markets? The build-up in volumes early this decade led to a supply glut that undermined prices in 2014.
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- PTC India Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- The University of Queensland
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Australian Coal Association
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
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