Charbon en Inde

[Raminagrobis]

lien

le ministre de l'environnement indien signale que 35% des réserves de charbon du pays se situe sous des forets et devraient donc être interdites d'exploitation.
C'est une donnée intéressante.

[energy_isere]

L' Inde construit des ports pour recevoir les gros cargos remplis de charbon.

India surprises with big new coal ports

31 Mar 2010

Reuters reported that the speed with which large, private, fully mechanized ports are springing up in India is making coal producers and traders think again. Suppliers had until recently doubted India could import the coal it will need because most of its ports were small and shallow and government port expansions were running late.

The international perception of India's coal ports has been of a collection of mostly small, old, terminals which cannot take standard coal 150,000 tonne capsize vessels but are mostly limited to 50,000 to 75,000 tonne panamaxes or handysize.

These small ports can take up to a week to discharge, are plagued by delays and have poor road and rail links to end users. But the slew of private ports under construction or expansion and their sheer size has taken the international coal market by surprise.

Mr John Kearsey head of research at ship brokers Simon Spence & Young said that "We're going to have to revise our projections for Indian coal imports and look at the impact of the ports being built."

India will need more imported coal to make up for its domestic shortfall for the next 20 years. In 2010-2011 India will import 81 million tonnes.

Mr Will Fray shipping analyst with London based consultants Maritime Strategies International said that "Indian and Chinese coal demand is a significant driver behind our forecast for dry bulk demand growth over the next few years. Together we expect them to account for over 50% of global incremental seaborne coal imports over this period."

India is also building a host of state and private coal fired power plants plus private merchant power plants which sell power to local industry on a spot basis and could need as much as 200 million tonnes of imported coal within the next several years to feed these.

The Indian government's aim is to expand major state ports to handle 1.5 billion tonnes of total cargo by 2012 but plans are behind target, a gap being filled by the private sector.

http://www.steelguru.com/news/index/MTM ... ports.html

[energy_isere]

le post juste au dessus parle d' importations de 80 millions de tonnes de charbon pour l' inde en 2010-2011.

Voila maintenant qu' il est evoqué 100 millions de tonnes à importer.

C' est principalement le charbon pour alimenter les centrales électrique qui est la cause.

Et les Indiens vont mémes jusqu' à vouloir acheter du charbon aux USA !

India Coal Imports May Rise to 100 Million Tons on Power Demand

May 20, 2010 Bloomberg

India may import close to 100 million metric tons of coal this year to meet growing demand for the fuel from power plants, Partha Bhattacharyya, chairman of Coal India Ltd., said in Washington.

The total tonnage of coal imported for the year ending March 31, 2011, “should be around 100 million,” Bhattacharyya said in an interview yesterday. He said it wasn’t an official projection of India’s government.

The construction of new power plants and an expansion of India’s steel-making industry could triple coal imports from their 2007 level by 2030, the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicted last year. Provisional data for the year ended March 31 put India’s imports at 81 million tons, the chairman of the state-owned producer said. In 2009, imports totaled 59 million tons, he said.

“Power generation is what is driving the demand,” Bhattacharyya said. New coal-fired power plants, ranging in size from 660 megawatts to 4,000 megawatts, are being built throughout India, he said.

South Africa has already cut back coal shipments to Europe and boosted deliveries to Asia as India and China’s economies recover from last year’s slowdown, according to mjunction Services Ltd., a web-based trader backed by India’s biggest steel producers.

Coal India revised down its output target in March, saying it planned to produce 486 million tons by 2012, lower than the 520 million tons previously expected. Bhattacharyya said the company aimed to produce 460 million tons in the fiscal year ending March 31.

Strategic Partnerships

Currently, Coal India pays spot market rates for coal imports. The company may spend $1.7 billion on “strategic partnerships” with five mines in the U.S., Australia and Indonesia to get a better price on imported coal, Bhattacharyya said. The proposed deals represent about 280 million tons of coal over 10 years, he said.

Bhattacharyya, who was in Washington to meet with U.S. mining industry representatives and Energy Department officials, declined to name the companies whose proposals are under review. The final decision from India’s government is expected by late June or mid-July, he said

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-0 ... emand.html

Indian delegation to meet coal mining giants in US

May, 16

New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) A high-level delegation, led by Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, is currently in the US to meet industry leaders such as Patriot Coal and Caterpillar, besides interacting with official counterparts for possible tie-ups in the coal sector.

The delegation, consisting of additional coal secretary Alok Perti, Coal India chairman Partha S Bhattacharyya and other officials, left for a week-long tour of the US on Saturday evening. They are expected to meet industry leaders and hold talks with firms such as Patriot Coal, Caterpillar, Chervon and AES over possible ventures, sources told PTI.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/654728_Indi ... ants-in-US

[energy_isere]

En rapport avec le post precedent :

le post juste au dessus parle d' importations de 80 millions de tonnes de charbon pour l' inde en 2010-2011.

Voila maintenant qu' il est evoqué 100 millions de tonnes à importer........

et pour l' année suivante ca parle maintenant d' importer 142 millions de tonnes de charbon.

India's 2011/12 coal imports to jump 70 pct - minister

2011-02-03

India's need for coal imports could jump nearly 70 percent in next fiscal year to 142 million tonnes from 2010/11 forecast purchases, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said in a speech, as domestic output growth faces regulatory hurdles.

The figure marks a big jump from an estimated 104 million tonnes shortfall for 2011/12 made just two months ago by the minister.

Imports for the current fiscal year to end-March are expected to be nearly 84 million tonnes, the minister had said in September.

Coal accounts for more than half of power generation by India, Asia's third-largest economy, which is growing at close to 9 percent this fiscal year.

Domestic production, which continues to provide the majority of coal consumed, faces hurdles such as environmental clearances, land acquisition problems and low investment. Coal producers have been seeking assets abroad to help meet the shortfall.

"The import dependence is increasing rapidly," Jaiswal said in the text of a speech to be read to a conference. "From energy security point of view, the government has been encouraging acquisition of coal properties abroad," he added.

"The major constraints which are required to be addressed immediately include obtaining forestry and environmental clearances for coal projects."

In the current fiscal year, India's coal imports may fall due to high global prices triggered by the floods in Australia, Jaiswal had said recently. That could impact power generation and earnings of steel, power and cement firms.

India produced 526.16 million tonnes of coal in 2009/10, up 6.78 percent from 492.76 million tonnes of coal in the previous year.

Imports of coal were 73.25 million tonnes in 2009/10, up 24 percent from 59 million tonnes in the previous year.

http://www.sify.com/finance/india-s-201 ... ghjdd.html

[phyvette]

Une fois n'est pas coutume, un bon reportage sur M6 dans le magasine "66 Minutes".

L'exploitation du charbon par des adolescents Népalais dans des mines en Inde.
Une vrais horreur pire que Germinal en 2011. Dans des veines de 60 cm les gosses piochent à la mains, tractent eux même sur plusieurs centaines de mètres accroupis des chariots de bois de 100 kg de charbon pour 1.5€ le chariots.

A voir à partir de ce soir (ou demains) sur M6 replay

[krolik]

Une fois n'est pas coutume, un bon reportage sur M6 dans le magasine "66 Minutes".

L'exploitation du charbon par des adolescents Népalais dans des mines en Inde.
Une vrais horreur pire que Germinal en 2011. Dans des veines de 60 cm les gosses piochent à la mains, tractent eux même sur plusieurs centaines de mètres accroupis des chariots de bois de 100 kg de charbon pour 1.5€ le chariots.

A voir à partir de ce soir (ou demains) sur M6 replay

Et en sus dans le charbon il y a de l'uranium...donc du radon sans ventilation...
L'horreur la plus complète !!
Des manifs anti-charbon ???
@+

[mahiahi]

Des manifs anti-charbon ???

Il n'y en a plus depuis qu'on a fermé nos mines : le charbon ne nous "concerne" plus et le Népal, c'est loin et pauvre : tout le monde s'en fout

[energy_isere]

l' Inde estime qu' il va lui manquer 100 millions de tonnes de charbon en 2012.

India faces a shortage of about 100 million tonnes of coal in 2012

02 Nov 2011

UPI reported that amid a growing population and robust economy, India is finding it increasingly difficult to boost its coal supply.

Although the government aims to double power generation over the next decade, India faces a shortage of about 100 million tonnes of coal in the next year. That's equal to more than half its power generation capacity.

As a result of the shortages, dozens of power plants under construction will be halted. Coal accounts for about 70% of total energy consumption in India.

While India has the world's largest coal resources after the United States and China, many of its coal fields are situated in heavily forested area and face environmental constraints and delays in obtaining licenses.

Aside from domestic supplies being inadequate, the consistency of Indian coal is not always up to par for the country's needs.

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http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/In ... 33444.html

[mahiahi]

futur rapprochement indochinois ou indorusse? la partie de géopolitique est lancée

[energy_isere]

L'Inde adopte la technologie des centrales à charbon supercritiques

La société commune entre Alstom et son partenaire indien Bharat Forge, a enregistré fin avril une commande d'une valeur de plus de 250 millions d'euros qui porte sur la livraison au groupe National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) de 2 îlots turbines pour centrales à charbon supercritiques, dans la ville de Solapur (État du Maharashtra) en Inde.

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http://www.enerzine.com/41/13917+linde- ... ques+.html

[akochan]

J'ai lu l'article mais j'ai une petite question. Est-ce que l'on dit que cette centrale pollue moins simplement car le rendement est meilleur ou y a t il un système de captation de CO2 accolée? je ne me faites d'idée sur la repense, mais bon... Les allemands relançant les centrales thermique, il est certain que l'on va faire appel à eux dans le futur en Asie...tant que l'on a pas épuisé les ressources.

[energy_isere]

J'ai lu l'article mais j'ai une petite question. Est-ce que l'on dit que cette centrale pollue moins simplement car le rendement est meilleur ou y a t il un système de captation de CO2 accolée? je ne me faites d'idée sur la repense, mais bon... Les allemands relançant les centrales thermique, il est certain que l'on va faire appel à eux dans le futur en Asie...tant que l'on a pas épuisé les ressources.

Non, pas de captation de CO2.

''cette centrale pollue moins simplement car le rendement est meilleur'' exactement, comme dit dans l' article.

[GillesH38]

si par pollution on parle des produits "filtrables" (poussières, suies) ou facilement captables (SO2), alors on peut vraiment dire qu'elle pollue moins. Si on parle de CO2, non capté, alors il faudrait plutot dire qu'elle va produire plus de kWh, puisque ça n'empeche nullement la même quantité de charbon d'etre brulée à la fin, avec la même quantité de CO2 produite.

[Raminagrobis]

Les meilleures centrales à charbon à vapeur supercritique ont des rendement de plus de 45%, en inde il reste beaucoup de vieilles centrales avec des rendements de 30%, il y a donc une grosse marge d'amélioration.

[energy_isere]

Alstom va équiper en turbine 3 centrales thermique à charbon de 660 MW chacune.

Alstom va fournir trois turbines à des centrales à charbon en Inde