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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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Friday, 21 January 22
CHINA'S POWER TRADING TARIFFS TO RISE IN 2022 - FITCH RATINGS
Rising trading volume and higher-than-benchmark tariffs in the 2022 bilateral contracts signed between Chinese power generation companies (gencos) ...
Thursday, 20 January 22
CHINESE COAL JUMPS OVER 6% ON PRE-HOLIDAY SUPPLY WORRY - REUTERS
China’s thermal coal futures soared more than 6% on Wednesday, hitting a level last seen in late November as investors grew concerned over ti ...
Thursday, 20 January 22
VIETNAM: COAL SECTOR SEES POSITIVE PROSPECT IN 2022 - VNA
With many signs of rising demand for coal in various economic sectors in 2022, the Vietnam National Coal – Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomi ...
Wednesday, 19 January 22
MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
Since the beginning of the year, we have been witnessing the BDI correcting downwards with sizable drops across all segments. Latest similar levels ...
Sunday, 09 January 22
INDONESIA MINISTER SAYS 'EMERGENCY OVER' ON COAL SUPPLY CRUNCH - REUTERS
Indonesia’s power emergency which has triggered a coal export ban is over but the government will still continue to discuss policies in this ...
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Australian Coal Association
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- White Energy Company Limited
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- The University of Queensland
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Planning Commission, India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
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