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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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Thursday, 27 January 22
2022 - A YEAR OF REBALANCING FOR METALS AND MINING - WOOD MACKENZIE
If 2021 was the year of rebound for metals and mining (M&M) commodities, then 2022 is shaping as the year of rebalance, says Wood Mackenzie, a ...
Wednesday, 26 January 22
MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
While it is logical that most of the S&P reports of the first weeks of the year are linked to very limited activity as reflected in the weekly ...
Wednesday, 26 January 22
INDONESIA: DME PROJECT IS ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AS STUDY DEMONSTRATES
The government is encouraging downstream coal processing or increase in coal added value, for example by turning coal into Dimethyl Ether (DME) to ...
Wednesday, 26 January 22
COMMODITY PRICES COULD SOAR IF THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS ESCALATES - ING
It appears that a number of commodity markets are starting to at least price in some geopolitical risk around the growing tension between Russia an ...
Wednesday, 26 January 22
INDONESIA'S COAL BAN SENDS PRICES SOARING, OTHER EXPORTERS FAIL TO STEP UP - REUTERS
Indonesia’s short-lived ban on exporting coal has sent ructions through the seaborne market for the fuel in Asia, with the fallout likely to ...
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- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Planning Commission, India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- The University of Queensland
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- PTC India Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
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