Coal and the energy transition in APAC
Coal continues to play a prominent role in power generation in APAC. Fortunately, there are technologies and processes that help us reduce carbon emissions from thermal generation.
Strong Chinese Thermal Coal Imports to Benefit Indonesian Miners in the Near Term
Fitch Ratings-Shanghai/Singapore-28 January 2021: China’s thermal coal imports are likely to remain strong ahead of the Chinese New Year in mid-February on robust demand, high utilisation at domestic suppliers and exceptionally high local prices, says Fitch Ratings. Indonesian coal miners are benefitting as the country is the biggest exporter of thermal coal to China. This […]
Powering up on coal but at what cost?
The haste to expand economic growth and achieve rural electrification has drawn Chinese interest and though China is closing down fossil fuel plants in its country as emissions rise, Cambodia prefers to look the other way
Coal-fired power plants on schedule
Construction of a combined 700 megawatt (mW) coal-fired power plant in Botum Sakor district, Koh Kong province, is on schedule, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Exclusive: Japan uses ‘environmental’ fund to finance Vietnamese coal plant
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation approved a loan to the controversial Vung Ang 2 coal project from a facility intended for “environmental preservation”
DOE keeps new coal capacity target
The country’s love affair with coal technology is far from over, as the current official project list of the Department of Energy (DOE) still casts 11,289 megawatts of committed and indicative coal plant projects due for developments in the short to medium term.
Nine power projects get SIS endorsement
NINE power projects, including a coal-fired power plant in Mindanao, has secured the Department of Energy’s (DoE) approval to conduct a system impact study (SIS) on their respective power facilities. GNPower Kauswagan Ltd. Co. was endorsed to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines for clearance to conduct an SIS for its coal-fired power plant […]
DOE excludes existing plants’ expansion plans from coal moratorium
Existing coal-fired power plants will be free to expand their facilities, according to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) coal moratorium policy.
