“Contrary to the popular belief that ‘coal is dead’, South Africa’s coal resources are abundant and can provide low-emitting, cost-effective reliable and sustainable power well into the future with the correct technology,” the FFF said during public hearings into the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2018.

The FFF has called for an intense review of all energy sources, saying the current IRP draft dealt almost solely with solar and wind. The organisation wants the government to appoint appropriate experts to undertake studies into all energy sources to ensure the most appropriate energy mix.

The organisation said total coal sales, both local and exported, generated R120-billion in 2017 and was the country’s highest foreign exchange earner. It was the largest mining income earner, beating gold, platinum and diamonds. The FFF has argued that the coal industry has 225 000 direct employees in coal mining, power generation, Sasol and metallurgical industries.

The FFF further advocated for circulating fluidised-bed combustion (CFBC) technology, a clean coal technology with lower emissions to be implemented. Carbon dioxide emissions are significantly reduced when coal is co-fired with biomass, it argued.

“We need to ensure baseload power for the country on a secure and reliable basis, including adding coal-fired CFBC independent power producers and Eskom retrofits.”

A presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Energy by FFF co-founder Dr Rosemary Falcon was supported by Council for Geoscience senior scientist Dr Nandi Malumbazo.

Malumbazo said CFBC was proving to be the boiler technology of choice in many energy-intensive countries including Spain, India, China and Vietnam.

”CFBC is flexible, tolerant, efficient, water-constrained and can be applied to ensure the optimal use of a range of low-grade materials, such as coal.”

The use of clean coal in Kenya’s Amu ‘Clean Coal’ power station was used as an example of how things could work in South Africa.

The FFF has said the power station significantly reduces nitrogen oxide and sulphur oxide emissions. The FFF said the cost implications of reducing coal needs to be carefully considered, as this would reduce the foreign exchange earned by coal.

“Another item to be carefully considered is the need to cost out the implications of adjusting boilers for flexible ramping."

By Kim Cloete. Published by Mining Weekly, 29 October 2018.

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• CIF ARA market ends week on sluggish tone — Platts CTI
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• IEA Clean Coal Centre responds to the BBC report, “China coal power building boom sparks climate warning” — World Coal Organisation
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• Industry expert to discuss coal, energy crisis — Mining Weekly
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• EPA plan makes it possible to reduce emissions without failed Obama-era regulations — Washington Examiner
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• Energiewende enters a new phase – how is it performing?
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• CRU: coal demand on the up despite China's drive to become more environmentally friendly — World Coal
• New report shows why HELE remains imperative for ASEAN countries
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• South African trade, CIF ARA futures illiquid — Platts CTI
• South African coal gains interest from India and Pakistan — Platts CTI
• FOB Richards Bay cargo trades at $105/mt, up $1 — Platts CTI

• Glencore’s H1, 2018 coal production totals 62Mt, up 1.5% — Platts CTI
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• Eskom to truck coal to fuel-starved plants, as talks remain deadlocked
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• Market Demand Study: Australian Export Thermal Coal
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• SA supply woes offer Botswana coal export options
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• Global thermal coal demand likely to outstrip supply in H2 2018: Citi
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• Atlantic thermal markets retrace gains, s. Africa hit hardest — Platts CTI
• Natural gas could warm the planet as much as coal in the short term
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• Trump’s new oceans policy washes away Obama’s emphasis on conservation and climate — Science
• Asia's thermal coal demand poised to grow — Mining Weekly
• South African coal remains at near-record highs — Platts CTI
• US and Russian thermal coals compete for Jorf Lasfar tender — Platts CTI
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• Last month, we were told that it was the end of the Arctic — Bjorn Lomborg
• Climate Talks Stall as $100 Billion Still Out of Sight — Bloomberg
• Privileged coal: the politics of subsidies for coal production in Colombia
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• Alive and kicking: China hydrocarbon demand — S&P Global Platts
• Taiwan April thermal coal imports at six month high: customs — Platts CTI
• European thermal coal price relaxes following six-year highs — Platts CTI
• Developing the Botswana coal industry — Minergy Coal
• WCA responds to BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2018
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• Uneconomic coal could be squeezed out of European Union power markets by 2030 — Forbes
• Tipping Point: Strategies for a New Energy Future — IHS Markit
• The Shale Gale turns 10: A powerful wind at America’s back — IHS Markit
• Vessel queue at Richards Bay Coal Terminal falls — Platts CTI
• Limited South African cargoes available — Platts CTI
• Zululand Anthracite Colliery to expand operations in KZN — Mining Weekly
• Capital may become expensive for coal projects as lenders pull out — SACR
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• Coal rallies to six-year high as heatwave fires up China demand — Bloomberg
• World Energy Outlook 2018 — IEA
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• Administration Proposes Emergency Measure to Save Coal and Nuclear. How Will It Impact Consumers? — InsideSources
• Prepare for greater generation competition, Radebe tells Eskom
  — Mining Weekly
• Commission approves NBC, ECM merger without conditions — Mining Weekly
• China remains dominant coal consumer, producer — Mining Weekly
• South African April thermal coal exports down 8% on month at 6.6Mt
  — Platts CTI

• Germany again delays coal exit ‘masterplan’ as coalition disagrees — Platts
• South African coal remains bullish — Platts CTI
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• South African prices resist downward pressure — Platts CTI
• Vessel queue at Richards Bay Coal Terminal rises on low availability
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• Atlantic thermal coal sentiment weakens in reaction to China price cap
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• Emissions rally lifts power but coal stays ahead of gas — argusmedia.com
• South African coal prices kept high on unclear outlook — Platts CTI
• South African price softens — Platts CTI
• South African coal prices kept high on unclear outlook — Platts CTI
• South Africa coal offered higher — Platts CTI
• Tight supply out of South Africa, more coal to Eskom — Platts CTI
• South African prices fall for first time since early May — Platts CTI
• South African thermal coal prices continue uptick, supply concerns linger
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• Spot market strength this summer could lead to price spike
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• Countries in and around the Middle East are adding coal-fired power plants
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• South African prices hit new record high — Platts CTI
• RBCT prices hit six-year high, eye Eskom tender result — IHS Markit
• FOB Richards Bay price assessed at new record high — Platts CTI
• Industry sentiment turns bullish for near-term prices — IHS Markit
• Contradicting fundamentals point to increased uncertainty in 2018
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• Eskom’s procurement plans drive Richards Bay prices to six-year highs
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• Demand for South African coal dries up on surging prices — Platts CTI
• South African prices near record high — Platts CTI
• India's 'preferred origin' — Platts CTI
• South African thermal coal price rises, discounts begin to widen — Platts CTI
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• Poor demand in European thermal coal market, Richards Bay bullish
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• European thermal coal market well supplied, Richards Bay offered higher
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• War on coal making the world's top mine owners a lot richer
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• FOB Richards Bay market continues to rise — Platts CTI
• African coal boosted further by reports of Eskom spot purchasing — Platts CTI
• South African Q1 thermal coal exports up 5.7% on year — Platts CTI
• South African prices continue to rally — Platts CTI
• South African Q1 thermal coal exports up 5.7% on year to 19.6Mt — Platts CTI

• Tight supply in SA — Platts CTI
• South African coal discounts narrow — Platts CTI
• FOB Richards Bay traded — Platts CTI
• Richards Bay to hover near 2-month highs on Eskom buying — IHS Markit
• Anglo stays course on thermal coal — South African Coal Report
• CIF ARA prices higher on strong bids — Platts CTI
• US coal exports to Asia ‘More than doubled’: EIA — IHS Markit
• Tight South African supply keeping prices high — Platts CTI
• South32 Jan-Mar South African thermal coal output stable — Platts CTI
• South African coal supply tight — Platts CTI
• Vessel queue at Richards Bay Coal Terminal rises: cFlow — Platts CTI
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• RBCT prices supported as Eskom grabs supplies from export market
  — Platts CTI
• Chinese import restrictions widen — Newswire
• Converting coal to hydrogen — Gippsland Times
• Mozambique thermal coal to compete with South Africa for MENA market
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• US coal finding its way into Europe, Mediterranean markets — Platts CTI
• Indian market opens for Australian coal — Platts CTI
• The Economic Impacts of Climate Change — Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
• Fewer And Fewer People Die From Climate-Related Natural Disasters
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• South African, Colombia coals compete for weak Indian spot demand
  — Platts CTI
• Coal is here to stay! Botswana to drive the future of coal power demand
  — CNBC
• China is massively betting on coal outside its borders — even as investment falls globally — CNBC
• Abandon coal and the lights go out — The Daily Telegraph
• IMO 2020, a shipping regulation that may reshape global coal trade — Platts
• Atlantic thermal coal markets concentrate on Richards Bay — Platts CTI
• Mid-CV South African coal prices buoyed by tight supply — Platts CTI
• Richards Bay mid-CV supply tightness driving up price — Platts CTI
• South Africa’s Feb thermal coal exports rise 1% to 6.2Mt — Platts CTI

• Eskom reverts to cost plus for coal purchase — Miningmx
• Vessel queue at Richards Bay Coal Terminal eases on week — Platts CTI
• Limited offers for FOB Richards Bay coals — Platts CTI
• SA coal mining set for growth — Mining Weekly
• South African coal preferred choice for South Asia market — Platts CTI
• 3% global power demand gain met by renewables, coal in 2017: IEA
  — Platts CTI
• Deflated sentiment in CIF ARA spot market as demand wanes — Platts CTI
• WCA responds to State of global coal fleet report — World Coal
• Vessel queue at Richards Bay Coal Terminal up on week — Platts CTI
• Coal ahead of gas in UK, German power markets — Platts CTI
• China thermal coal prices stabilise — Platts CTI
• UK GAS-Prices edge lower on weaker demand; softer coal, power markets
  — Reuters
• US coal interest wanes on lower South African prices — Platts CTI
• China approves three coal mine projects — China Coal Daily
• Coal’s future in Asia is far from bleak — S&P Global Platts
• South African coal favoured for South Asian import market — Platts CTI
• The world cannot keep ignoring the Asian coal story — World Coal
• Australia’s Universal Coal acquires SA North Block Complex, eyes exports
  — Platts CTI
• Green Mythology and the High Price of European Electricity — Energy Matters
• The World Is Mostly Run On Fossil Fuels — Bjorn Lomborg
• ICE Feb thermal coal derivatives trade marginally up from Jan at 143Mt
  — Platts CTI
• China thermal coal prices retreat further — Platts
• South African coal volatility — Platts CTI
• Atlantic thermal coal derivatives trading down 10.4% on year in Feb: LEBA
  — Platts CTI
• China to cut 30 Mtpa steel capacity, 150 Mtpa coal capacity in 2018
  — sxcoal.com
• Industrialisation and prosperity to drive global energy demand — World Coal
• The future of “dirty” coal in South Africa vs reliable renewable energy sources — Mining Review
• Anglo American completes sale of Eskom-tied thermal coal ops
  — Independent Online
• Anglo American concludes sale of three coal mines in South Africa
  — MINING.com
• Impossible for Gupta-owned Optimum Coal to do business — Miningmx

• Vessel queue at Richards Bay Coal Terminal eases on week: cFlow — Platts CTI
• South Africa’s January thermal coal exports fall to 6.16Mt — Platts CTI
• South African price volatility keeping buyers at bay — Platts CTI
• Underinvestment in thermal coal may boost short term prices — SACR
• Minergy CEO: “Coal is here to stay” — World Coal
• Asian coal demand to offset EU and US decline — Nikkei Asian Review
• Trump proposes FY19 budget proposal for Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement — World Coal
• A nuclear deal with Moscow would not only squander billions, but would compromise SA's sovereignty — Daily Maverick
• Energy Access Outlook 2017 — IEA
• Industrial action at Optimum coal mine in South Africa — Platts CTI
• Richards Bay stocks plentiful despite South Africa coal mine strike: source
  — Platts CTI
• CIF ARA market pushes higher despite little March interest — Platts CTI
• Strong South African coal bids boost markets amid tight supply — Platts CTI
• RB prices likely to edge up on limited supplies, Newcastle — SACR
• South African coal sales climb to record $10.3bn in 2017 — MCR
• New SA president likely to address mining charter issues
  — McCloskey Coal Report
• Leon expects mining industry to have a future under Ramaphosa’s Presidency — Mining Weekly
• Arbitrage opportunity for South African coal to India — Platts CTI
• Vessel queue at Richards Bay Coal Terminal rises to 25: cFlow — Platts CTI
• FOB prices push CIF ARA market higher — Platts CTI
• Global thermal coal demand to outstrip supply, grow by 5% in 2018: Noble
  — Platts CTI
• Atlantic thermal coal derivatives trading rises 55.4% on month to 70.8Mt: LEBA — Platts CTI
• CIF ARA spot market loses ground, futures recover — Platts CTI
• The Future of Coal in South Africa — Mining Journal Africa
• Indian demand for South African coal rises: sources — Platts CTI
• South African mining industry makes compelling case for protection of coal
  — African News Agency
• Vessel queue at Richards Bay Coal Terminal up one to 15: cFlow — Platts CTI
• Solar And Wind Are Taking Over The World — Bjørn Lomborg
• Growing hope Ramaphosa will fix S. Africa’s mining charter problem
  — McCloskey Coal Report
• Eskom struggles to compete for coal supplies amid export rally
  — McCloskey Coal Report
• South Africa to benefit from coal demand surge in India, Pakistan
  — McCloskey Coal Report

• Is Global Warming Making Us Hungrier? — Bjørn Lomborg
• Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported a record 76.47Mt of coal in 2017 — Platts CTI
• Anglo American continues exit from South African coalWorld Coal — Platts CTI
• RBCT reports record high 2017 coal export volumes — Platts CTI
• Richards Bay terminal reports record high 2017 coal export volumes at 76.5Mt — Platts CTI
• Cyril Ramaphosa to tackle Mining Charter impasse — BusinessLIVE
• Anglo American 2017 coal production falls 6% on year to 81.82Mt — Platts CTI
• Vessel queue at Richards Bay Coal Terminal drops to 16: cFlow — Platts CTI
• CIF ARA spot coal price retraces on lower bids, offers — Platts CTI
• Indonesian miners aim for higher production — Platts CTI
• India’s electricity generation — World Coal Association
• India's self-sufficiency goals, renewable energy, overcapacity, and railway system — Coaltrans
• South32 flags downside risk over weaker domestic demand
• Eskom’s financial woes threaten to push South Africa off ‘coal cliff’
• RBCT coal vessel queues total 22, up five from last week: cFlow — Platts CTI
• Roadmap to nowhere: the myth of powering the nation 100% with renewable energy — Energy Post
• CIF ARA coal markets stagnant despite early morning deal — Platts CTI
• China buying, India struggling — Platts CTI
• Komipo buys 130,000 mt of South African coal — Platts CTI
• Atlantic thermal coal trading limited as prices drop — Platts CTI
• Coal prices face moderate correction — Platts CTI
• South African coal competitively priced to India — Platts CTI
• Slack demand keeps CIF ARA coal trading light — Platts CTI
• Steam coal prices look overcooked — McCloskey Coal Report
• Indian buyers resist rising South African market — Platts CTI
• Global primary energy demand — World Coal
• South African, US coals flow to India — Platts CTI
• Vessels delayed at Richards Bay Coal Terminal: cFlow — Platts CTI
• Steam Coal Outlook 2018 & Beyond — Coal Asia