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Thursday, 23 December 21
ANNUAL U.S. COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY GENERATION WILL INCREASE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 - EIA
 From December 20 through December 30, Today in Energy will feature some of our favorite articles from 2021. Today’s article was originally published on October 18.
We expect 22% more U.S. coal-fired generation in 2021 than in 2020, according to our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The U.S. electric power sector has been generating more electricity from coal-fired power plants this year as a result of significantly higher natural gas prices and relatively stable coal prices. This year, 2021, will yield the first year-over-year increase in coal generation in the United States since 2014.
Coal and natural gas have been the two largest sources of electricity generation in the United States. In many areas of the country, these two fuels compete to supply electricity based on their relative costs. U.S. natural gas prices have been more volatile than coal prices, so the cost of natural gas often determines the relative share of generation provided by natural gas and coal.
Because natural gas-fired power plants convert fuel to electricity more efficiently than coal-fired plants, natural gas-fired generation can have an economic advantage even if natural gas prices are slightly higher than coal prices. Between 2015 and 2020, the cost of natural gas delivered to electric generators remained relatively low and stable. This year, however, natural gas prices have been much higher than in recent years. The year-to-date delivered cost of natural gas to U.S. power plants has averaged $4.93 per million British thermal units (Btu), more than double last year’s price.
The overall decline in U.S. electricity demand in 2020 and record-low natural gas prices led coal plants to significantly reduce the percentage of time that they generated power. In 2020, the utilization rate (known as the capacity factor) of U.S. coal-fired generators averaged 40%. Before 2010, coal capacity factors routinely averaged 70% or more. This year’s higher natural gas prices have increased the average coal capacity factor to about 51%, which is almost the 2018 average.
Although rising natural gas prices have resulted in more U.S. coal-fired generation than last year, this increase in coal generation will most likely not continue. The electric power sector has retired about 30% of its generating capacity at coal plants since 2010, and no new coal-fired capacity has come online in the United States since 2013. In addition, coal stocks at U.S. power plants are relatively low, and production at operating coal mines has not been increasing as rapidly as the recent increase in coal demand. For 2022, we forecast that U.S. coal-fired generation will decline about 5% in response to continuing retirements of generating capacity at coal power plants and slightly lower natural gas prices.
Source: EIA
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Wednesday, 02 February 22
COAL STORAGE IN CHINA’S POWER PLANTS NEAR RECORD HIGHS - XINHUA
Coal inflows into China’s power plants have picked up, bringing their coal storage to near record highs, the National Development and Reform ...
Wednesday, 02 February 22
MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
Oil prices have rallied to the highest level since October 2014 breaking above $90/bbl recently. November 2014 was the point when OPEC unleashed pr ...
Monday, 31 January 22
HOW INDONESIA'S COAL EXPORT BAN COULD IMPACT INDIA - IEEFA
What does it mean for power generation and energy security?
Not long ago, India faced coal shortages due to a decline in domestic co ...
Sunday, 30 January 22
AIR PRODUCTS' COAL GASIFICATION PROPOSAL TRIGGERS LOOMING POLICY DISPUTES IN INDONESIA - IEEFA
Plan to substitute Indonesia’s LPG imports with dimethyl ether may be hard to realize due to conflicting business interests
In ...
Sunday, 30 January 22
ENDGAME FOR NEW COAL POWER PROJECTS? - IEEFA INDIA
Retired coal units must be replaced only by assets that can provide grid flexibility
Reportedly, an expert committee appointed by th ...
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- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- White Energy Company Limited
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
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