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Sunday, 26 August 12
SOUTH AFRICAN COAL OVERVIEW
South Africa's indigenous energy resource base is dominated by coal.
Internationally, coal is the most widely used primary fuel, accounting for about 36 percent of the total fuel consumption of the world's electricity production. About 77 percent of South Africa's primary energy needs are provided by coal. This is unlikely to change significantly in the next two decades owing to the relative lack of suitable alternatives to coal as an energy source. Many of the deposits can be exploited at extremely favourable costs and, as a result, a large coal-mining industry has developed.
In addition to the extensive use of coal in the domestic economy, about 28 percent of South Africa's production is exported, mainly through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, making South Africa the fourth-largest coal exporting country in the world.
South Africa's coal is obtained from collieries that range from among the largest in the world to small-scale producers. As a result of new entrants, operating collieries increased to 64 during 2004. Of these, a relatively small number of large-scale producers supply coal primarily to electricity and synthetic fuel producers.
About 51 percent of South African coal mining is done underground and about 49 percent is produced by open-cast methods. The coal-mining industry is highly concentrated with five companies accounting for 85 percent of saleable coal production.
These companies are:
. Ingwe Collieries Limited, a BHP Billiton subsidiary;
. Anglo Coal;
. Sasol;
. Eyesizwe; and
. Kumba Resources Limited, accounting for 85 percent of the saleable coal production.
Production is concentrated in large mines, with 11 mines accounting for 70 percent of the output. South African coal for local electricity production is among the cheapest in the world. The beneficiation of coal, particularly for export, results in more than 65Mt of coal discards being produced every year.
About 21 percent of the run-of-mine coal produced is exported, and 21 percent is used locally (excluding power-station coal). The rest is not saleable and is discarded.
The remainder of South Africa's coal production feeds the various local industries:
. 62 percent is used for electricity generation;
. 23 percent for petrochemical industries (Sasol);
. 8 percent for general industry;
. 4 percent for the metallurgical industry (Mittal); and
. 4 percent is purchased by merchants and sold locally or exported.
The key role played by South Africa's coal reserves in the economy is illustrated by the fact that Eskom ranks first in the world as a steam coal user and seventh as an electricity generator. Sasol is the largest coal-to-chemicals producer.
By international standards, South Africa's coal deposits are relatively shallow with thick seams, which make them easier and, usually, cheaper to mine. At the present production rate, there should be more than 50 years of coal supply left.
Source: Department of Energy, Republic of South Africa
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Friday, 01 June 12
ADARO BUYS MAJORITY STAKE IN AFFILIATED BHAKTI ENERGI - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, PT Adaro Energy Tbk entered into an option to provide a convertible loan of up to US$500 million for a period of 3 ye ...
Thursday, 31 May 12
DRY BULK MARKET UNABLE TO FIND NEW SUPPORT TO REACH HIGHER LEVELS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market has been unable to find new support and recover to higher levels during these past few days. As a result, the Baltic Dry Index ( ...
Wednesday, 30 May 12
ORPHEUS RAISES $2.24M TO ADVANCE INDONESIAN COAL PRODUCTION ASSETS
• $2.24 million raised from a placement to new and existing institutional and sophisticated investors from Australia and overseas
• Funds ...
Wednesday, 30 May 12
ARPENI SECURES TRANSSHIPMENT CONTRACT FROM BARUNA DIRGA
Insider Stories reported that, shipping operator PT Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line Tbk (APOL) has secured a 1-year coal transhipment contract of 4 millio ...
Monday, 28 May 12
COAL EXPORTS ARE JUMPING HIGHER, BUT PRICES ARE FALLING LOWER
COALspot.com: Indonesia, the world largest coal exporter, shipped 31.86* million tons of coal in April 2012, compared to 30.64* million tons i ...
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Australian Coal Association
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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- MS Steel International - UAE
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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- The University of Queensland
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- White Energy Company Limited
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
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- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
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- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Planning Commission, India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
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- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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