We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
Friday, 27 November 09
IMPORTING LIGNITE INTO COAL RICH KOSOVO
 Balkan Insight has discovered that one of Kosovo’s biggest firms is being forced to import lignite from Malaysia and Indonesia, despite estimates that the newly independent country sits on the world’s fifth largest reserve of the fuel.
Metal firm Ferronikeli, one of Kosovo’s biggest companies, is importing lignite from the other side of the world because it cannot access the country’s rich reserves of brown coal.
Balkan Insight has discovered that the ferronickel exporter has been forced to sign deals with Malaysia and Indonesia to import lignite to its plant in Drenas.
Kosovo has about 14,700 million tonnes of unexploited lignite, worth some 120 billion euro, which is estimated to be the fifth largest reserve of brown coal on the planet.
But Kosovo’s current mines are soon to run out of coal and Ferronikeli, which was bought in 2007 by IMR/Alferon as part of Kosovo’s privatisation programme, complains that the lignite which is available cannot be used.
Arten Bajrushi, spokesman for Ferronikeli, told Balkan Insight: “Even early on, and still today, we have imported lignite from other countries of the world. We have agreements with Indonesia and Malaysia to import lignite.”
He added that only a very small amount of lignite is taken from KEK, Kosovo’s national energy provider, because the publicly owned firm cannot provide enough lignite, and that the coal it can provide is ‘too wet’ for Ferronikeli to use.
Bajrushi said: “Lignite that KEK uses for electricity is 38 per cent wet, while for our technological processes lignite needs to be only 18 per cent wet.
“This issue was supposed to be solved by a drying facility that KEK does have, but it does not work most of the time,” said Bajrushi.
He added that KEK’s organisational problems mean that it is cheaper for his firm to import coal from thousands of kilometres away rather than buy it in Kosovo.
Transporting from South East Asia remains cheaper, even though coal is shipped to Greece, as Albania and Montenegro do not have the capacity to take large cargo.
“The ports of Albania can only take 10,000 tonnes of coal, while the Greek ports can take 50,000 tonnes of coal, of which 10,000 goes to Ferronikeli and the rest is taken by other companies,” said Bajrushi.
He hopes that with the privatisation of KEK, the situation will improve, as currently only KEK has the right to sources of energy.
But officials at KEK told Balkan Insight that it does not have the right to sell lignite. According to Viktor Buzhala, KEK Spokesman, only Kosovacoal KC, a subsidiary of KEK, has the right to sell lignite.
He refused to comment on why the drying facility doesn’t work, pointing Balkan Insight towards KosovaCoal. No officials at the firm responded to questions.
Kosovo is currently using just 2 per cent of its coal stocks at the Mirash and Bardhi mines, which are soon to be exhausted.
Economic experts believe that Kosovo must quickly open new lignite mines, which would be able to supply Ferronikeli and other firms.
Azem Rexhaj, who is executive director of the Independent Commission of Mines and Minerals, ICMM, said: “There are two options for Ferronikeli to receive its lignite from Kosovo – one is for it to be supplied by KEK, and the other is for Kosovo to open a new lignite mine.
“Kosovo’s lignite is good enough quality to suit Ferronikeli. This can be seen by the fact that between 1985 and the beginning of the war, Ferronikeli used this type of lignite,” said Rexhaj.
He urged the government to take the necessary measures to open a new lignite mine.
“With the opening of a new mine, we will have the opportunity to extract sufficient lignite, will also create new jobs and will stop the import of lignite that wastes several million euros a year,” said Rexhaj.
Lignite reserves are plentiful in the Dugagjini and Drenica area of Kosovo, near the Ferronikeli plant, and can easily be exploited, he added.
Kosovo’s government has decided to deal with the situation by opening the Sibovc mine, which can supply coal for 40 years.
“Workers are moving fast to make the opening of the mine happen. We think that our first coal from this mine will arrive in the middle of next year,” said Arben Gjukaj, Managing Director of KEK.
The new mine is being opened to supply Kosovo’s new power station, Kosova e Re, which has been dogged by delays.
It is not known whether coal from this mine will be supplied to Ferronikeli or when the drying facility will begin to work again.
Source: Balkan Insight
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Saturday, 31 October 09
FLSMIDTH WINS MAJOR INDIAN COAL HANDLING PROJECT
Top global supplier of minerals processing and materials handling equipment, FL smidth, has won another important coal handling contract in India
...
Saturday, 31 October 09
INDIA OPENING POWER SECTOR TO PRIVATE INVESTMENT, COAL STILL THE FUEL OF CHOICE
Energy Tribune reported that, With coal-fired power plants as the primary source, India’s electricity generation sector space has been dominat ...
Friday, 30 October 09
MINERS TOLD TO SPEND ON LOCAL SERVICE FIRMS
The energy and mineral resources ministry has issued a ministerial regulation ordering mining firms to prioritize hiring domestic service companies ...
Friday, 30 October 09
TATA POWER MAY BUY COAL FROM RIVERSDALE'S MOZAMBIQUE MINES
Bloomberg reported that, Tata Power Ltd., India’s biggest electricity generator outside state control, may buy coal from a mine in Mozambique ...
Thursday, 29 October 09
MMTC AWARDED 12.5 MILLION TONS TO THREE INDIAN TRADERS
COALspot.com (India): State-run trading firm MMTC awarded tenders for the import of 12.5 million tonnes of coal for NTPC to three Indian coal trader ...
|
|
|
Showing 6286 to 6290 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Parliament of New Zealand
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- The University of Queensland
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
|
| |
| |
|
