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Thursday, 06 August 15
HARD COAL AND COKE IMPORTS TO GERMANY REACH NEW ALL-TIME HIGH OF 56.2M TONES IN 2014
 Demand for German and imported hard coal In 2014, in 2014 fell by almost 8%, or 4.8m TCE, to 56.2m TCE.
According to German Coal Importer Association, this was caused mainly by the overall decline of 3% in power generation and the overall downward trend of 4.7% in primary energy demand, which accordingly also had an impact on hard coal. Another factor was the growing proportions accounted for by renewable energies. As in the previous year, demand for hard coal was satisfied by imports in the amount of some 86% and by domestic coal in the amount of 14%. Total imports of hard coal and coke reached a new all-time high of 56.2m tonnes in 2014, an increase of 3.4m tonnes, or 6%, in comparison with 2013.
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According to press note, the focal point of hard coal sales comprises power plants, which dominate demand with 69% (previous year: 71%) and the iron and steel industry with 28% (previous year: 26%). The heating market plays only a subordinate role with 3%. As regards steam coal, Russia, the USA and Colombia largely satisfied the import needs, while coking coal demand was covered by Australia with a 45% market share, the USA with 29% and Canada with 13% as the main supplier countries.
Clear downward trends are discernible in power generation from hard coal-fired power plants in 2014. The hard coal-fired power plants delivered 109 TWh, some 10% less power than in the previous year. This left hard coal with a share of just under 18% in the energy mix for 2014. But the other conventional types of power generation , too, had negative year-on-year results: lignite -3.2%, nuclear energy -0.2%, natural gas -13.7% and oil - 6.6%.
The balance in the power exchange (the total of exports less imports) came to around 36 TWh in 2014. This corresponds to an increase of 5% in comparison with 2013. The price advantage of coal compared with gas (the difference between the so-called "clean dark spread" less the "clean spark spread") fluctuated between 6 and 37 €/MWh last year. This favourable result for hard coal should not, however, blind one to the reality that almost all gas-fired and very many coal-fired power plants are now making losses and that power revenues are often insufficient to cover the fuel costs.
The VDKi takes a differentiated view of the statement in the white paper. The following should continue to be designated as the basis for market's further development into the energy market 2.0:
- security of supply
- cost efficiency
- innovation and sustainability.
These criteria have been satisfied by power generation from hard coal in the past and the present and will continue to be satisfied in the future. This makes the discrimination against hard coal, which could not have been made more obvious than in the new CHP regulations, impossible to comprehend. In addition to the fact that the expansion target of 25% is being subverted by a radical change in the basis, it is intended that only gas-fired CHP plants should be subsidised in the future. This is discriminatory and a deliberate damnification of highly efficient CHP from existing coal-fired power plants that contribute substantially to the reduction in CO2 emissions and fulfil the key requirements of the power market, said VDKi.
"We need a general framework that opens up a sustainable commercial perspective for hard coal for as long as hard coal continues to be allocated a central role for the safeguarding of renewable power generation, and therefore the success of the energy turnaround, for many years to come," said Dr Wolfgang Cieslik, VDKi CEO.
Despite the increase of 21% in steam coal imports in Q1 2015, the VDKi estimates that only 38m tonnes of steam coal and 53m tonnes of hard coal and coke in total, i.e. 5% less, will be imported during the whole of 2015.
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Friday, 04 September 15
GOVERNORS WILL HAVE THE POWER TO REVOKE MINERS' PERMITS: ENERGY MINISTRY - JG
Starting Oct. 1, Indonesia's governors will lawfully become "executors" in revoking the licenses of miners that fail to secure a &quo ...
Thursday, 03 September 15
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INDONESIA TO REVISE HBA METHODOLOGY
COALspot.com: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) in process to revise Indonesian Coal Price Reference (HBA) and expected to complete b ...
Thursday, 03 September 15
THE CHINESE STOCK MARKET AND THE CHINESE ECONOMY CONTINUE TO SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECT TRADING - INTERMODAL
The last week of the summer season saw the BDI dipping further on the back of another significant drop in rates for Capes, which brought the market ...
Wednesday, 02 September 15
PORT OF NEWCASTLE SHIPPED 13.46 MMT OF COAL IN JULY; UP 0.66 PER CENT M-O-M
COALspot.com: The Port of Newcastle, Australia’s major trading ports and the world’s largest coal export port, has shipped $1.224 billi ...
Wednesday, 02 September 15
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE ILIOPOULOS
In the beginning of the summer period SnP activity was firm with numerous buyers, coming mainly from Greece and the Far East, inspecting ships and ...
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- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Australian Coal Association
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Planning Commission, India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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