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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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Wednesday, 13 December 17
DEMAND FOR THERMAL COAL LOOKED RELATIVELY ROBUST - DANIEL HYNES
Coal prices were a touch higher. Demand for thermal coal looked relatively robust, after reports continued to surface that Chinese authorities have ...
Wednesday, 13 December 17
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE PANAGOPOULOS
As another year is coming to an end and much has been already written about the positive reversal in the dry bulk market, we think it is interestin ...
Monday, 11 December 17
INDIA CONSUMERS ARE SAID TO BE DESPERATELY SEEKING CARGOES - DANIEL HYNES
Coal markets were stronger, as strong demand outside China continues to spur buying said Daniel Hynes, Senior Commodity Strategist at ANZ.
Acc ...
Monday, 11 December 17
CAPESIZE FFA MARKET LOOKING PROMISING MOVING FORWARD - FIS
Capesize
Another very promising day for the big ships as rates continued to firm in both oceans and the paper market ate into the backwardation s ...
Friday, 08 December 17
U.S. WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION UP 11.6 PER CENT WEEK OVER WEEK, EIA DATA SHOWS
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totalled an estimated 15.7 million short ton ...
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- Economic Council, Georgia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- The University of Queensland
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Planning Commission, India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
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