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Saturday, 18 January 20
GERMAN STEAM COAL IMPORTS IN 2019 PLUMMETED BY 17 % - COAL IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION
 Press Release: According to preliminary calculations by the German Coal Importers Association (Verein der Kohlenimporteure e. V.), world trade in hard coal increased by 0.7 % to 1,218 million tonnes in 2019, and global hard coal production increased by 2.0 % to 7.2 billion tonnes. China's production alone rose by 171 million tonnes or 5 % to 3.7 billion tonnes, while Indonesia, a major supplier to China, increased its production by 52 million tonnes or 11 %. The seaborne exports of Indonesia, Australia, Russia and Canada increased, while those of the USA significantly declined.
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German steam coal imports in 2019 plummeted by 17 % - electricity generation from hard coal halved in only 3 years
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Unequal treatment of coal-fired power plants in the Coal Exit Act would be neither legally secure nor sustainable
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Despite the coal exit: the existing hard coal-fired power plants will be needed for a considerable time to compensate for the fluctuating electricity feed-in of renewable energies and have made the expansion of renewable energy sources possible in the first place.
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New Deloitte study proves: Hard coal-fired power plants are flexible and can support renewables in a customized way.
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However, this should not be a reason for not allowing and discriminating against hard coal-fired power plants in the planned decommissioning tenders in southern Germany.
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World trade in hard coal will increase by 0.7 % in 2019, global hard coal production by as much as 2.0 %.
In 2019, German hard coal imports dropped substantially by around 15% or 7 million tonnes. Imports of coking coal receded by 7 % and imports of steam coal by 17 %. Electricity generation from hard coal even decreased by 31 %. Within only 3 years it has roughly halved to about 57 terawatt hours (TWh). The reasons for this are the growth of power generation from renewables, the intensified competition with currently cost-effective natural gas, and the distinctly risen CO2 price in the European emissions certificate trade.
Hard coal-fired power plants can stabilize the electricity grid. This was illustrated by the Deloitte study "Assessing the Flexibility of Hard Coal-fired Power Plants for the Integration of Renewable Energy in Germany" (Deloitte Finance, November 2019), commissioned by the VDKi. From a purely technical perspective, the existing coal-fired power plant park in Germany (2018) could absorb a growing share of fluctuating renewable energies of 50%, 60% or 70%, and integrate them safely into the system. The study shows in particular:
- During a "cold dark doldrum episode", coal-fired power plants generate twice as much electricity as on an average day when the share of renewables is 50%, and three and a half times more electricity when the share of renewables is 70%.
- Germany becomes a net importer during a "cold dark doldrum episode".
Regarding the imminent adoption of the Coal Exit Act, it becomes increasingly evident that decommissioning tenders would lead to an unacceptable unequal treatment of hard coal-fired power plants between themselves. This unequal treatment would foreseeably lead to lengthy legal disputes and would therefore be neither legally secure nor sustainable. For this reason, a consensual solution between all power plant operators should instead also be sought in the hard coal sector. The flexibility of hard coal-fired power plants must be considered in the legislation. As a result, new and lower-emission plants must not be discriminated against any more than hard coal-fired power plants in the South, which will not be permitted in tenders at the beginning, according to the latest draft legislation. Moreover, equal treatment should be provided for safety readiness, as well as fair access for hard coal-fired power plants to safety readiness previously reserved for lignite-fired power plants.
Source: Coal Importers Association
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Wednesday, 25 December 19
EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS (SCRUBBER) GUIDANCE - THE STANDARD CLUB
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
In a few weeks, IMO’s ‘global sulphur cap’ will take effect. The permitted levels of SOx in ship emissi ...
Wednesday, 25 December 19
INDONESIAN BUKIT ASAM TARGETS TO MINE 30 MLN T OF COAL IN 2020 - REUTERS
Indonesian state-owned coal miner PT Bukit Asam targets to produce around 30 million tonnes of coal in 2020, compared with an estimate of 28.5 mill ...
Wednesday, 25 December 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
As another year in the shipping industry is coming to an end, it is interesting to look at the dry bulk and tanker markets and how these performed ...
Monday, 23 December 19
VLSFO PRICING & AVAILABILITY NEEDS CAREFUL WATCHING - INTEGR8 FUELS
As we approach January 1st 2020 , the VLSFO price premium to HSFO has widened considerably
We are clearly well into the IMO 2020 transition; ch ...
Sunday, 22 December 19
NMDC DIVERSIFIES INTO COAL MINING - THE HINDU
Iron ore mining major NMDC has been allocated two coal blocks in Jharkhand for commercial mining by the Union Ministry of Coal.
Both ...
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Australian Coal Association
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- The University of Queensland
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
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