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Saturday, 18 January 20
GERMAN STEAM COAL IMPORTS IN 2019 PLUMMETED BY 17 % - COAL IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION
 Press Release: According to preliminary calculations by the German Coal Importers Association (Verein der Kohlenimporteure e. V.), world trade in hard coal increased by 0.7 % to 1,218 million tonnes in 2019, and global hard coal production increased by 2.0 % to 7.2 billion tonnes. China's production alone rose by 171 million tonnes or 5 % to 3.7 billion tonnes, while Indonesia, a major supplier to China, increased its production by 52 million tonnes or 11 %. The seaborne exports of Indonesia, Australia, Russia and Canada increased, while those of the USA significantly declined.
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German steam coal imports in 2019 plummeted by 17 % - electricity generation from hard coal halved in only 3 years
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Unequal treatment of coal-fired power plants in the Coal Exit Act would be neither legally secure nor sustainable
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Despite the coal exit: the existing hard coal-fired power plants will be needed for a considerable time to compensate for the fluctuating electricity feed-in of renewable energies and have made the expansion of renewable energy sources possible in the first place.
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New Deloitte study proves: Hard coal-fired power plants are flexible and can support renewables in a customized way.
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However, this should not be a reason for not allowing and discriminating against hard coal-fired power plants in the planned decommissioning tenders in southern Germany.
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World trade in hard coal will increase by 0.7 % in 2019, global hard coal production by as much as 2.0 %.
In 2019, German hard coal imports dropped substantially by around 15% or 7 million tonnes. Imports of coking coal receded by 7 % and imports of steam coal by 17 %. Electricity generation from hard coal even decreased by 31 %. Within only 3 years it has roughly halved to about 57 terawatt hours (TWh). The reasons for this are the growth of power generation from renewables, the intensified competition with currently cost-effective natural gas, and the distinctly risen CO2 price in the European emissions certificate trade.
Hard coal-fired power plants can stabilize the electricity grid. This was illustrated by the Deloitte study "Assessing the Flexibility of Hard Coal-fired Power Plants for the Integration of Renewable Energy in Germany" (Deloitte Finance, November 2019), commissioned by the VDKi. From a purely technical perspective, the existing coal-fired power plant park in Germany (2018) could absorb a growing share of fluctuating renewable energies of 50%, 60% or 70%, and integrate them safely into the system. The study shows in particular:
- During a "cold dark doldrum episode", coal-fired power plants generate twice as much electricity as on an average day when the share of renewables is 50%, and three and a half times more electricity when the share of renewables is 70%.
- Germany becomes a net importer during a "cold dark doldrum episode".
Regarding the imminent adoption of the Coal Exit Act, it becomes increasingly evident that decommissioning tenders would lead to an unacceptable unequal treatment of hard coal-fired power plants between themselves. This unequal treatment would foreseeably lead to lengthy legal disputes and would therefore be neither legally secure nor sustainable. For this reason, a consensual solution between all power plant operators should instead also be sought in the hard coal sector. The flexibility of hard coal-fired power plants must be considered in the legislation. As a result, new and lower-emission plants must not be discriminated against any more than hard coal-fired power plants in the South, which will not be permitted in tenders at the beginning, according to the latest draft legislation. Moreover, equal treatment should be provided for safety readiness, as well as fair access for hard coal-fired power plants to safety readiness previously reserved for lignite-fired power plants.
Source: Coal Importers Association
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Sunday, 26 January 20
SUPRAMAX: THE ASIAN BASIN SAW A 56,000DWT SHIP FIXING DELIVERY SAMARINDA TRIP TO WEST COAST INDIA AT $4,750 - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
The market endured heavy losses throughout the past week, with the Capesize 5TC dropping from $8,352 to $4,772. In the lead up to Chin ...
Sunday, 26 January 20
SHIPPING NEEDS TO PREPARE FOR CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS WARNS HILL DICKINSON
The shipping industry needs to be prepared for potential restrictions in order to prevent the further spread of the ‘Wuhan’ coronavirus ...
Friday, 24 January 20
LOW-SULPHUR FUEL OIL PRICES DROP USD 99 PER MT IN SINGAPORE - BIMCO
Singapore has seen one of the largest drops in the price of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO), which peaked on 7 January 2020 at USD 740 per metric ...
Friday, 24 January 20
CHINA'S BENCHMARK POWER COAL PRICE REMAINED FLAT DURING THE PAST WEEK - XINHUA
The Bohai-Rim Steam-Coal Price Index (BSPI), a gauge of coal prices in north China’s major ports, stood at 553 yuan (about 80.1 U.S. dollars) ...
Thursday, 23 January 20
PANAMAX: ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING WEEK IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC BASIN - FEARNLEYS
Cape Size
From bad to worse for the biggest ships as prices for low-sulphur fuel oil remain high whilst freight rates deteriorate further. Aver ...
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- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
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- Videocon Industries ltd - India
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Marubeni Corporation - India
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
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- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
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- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
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- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
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- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- White Energy Company Limited
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Planning Commission, India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
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