Indonesia is the world’s top thermal coal exporter, and South Sumatra’s total output of the fuel this year was expected to be 48.5 million tonnes, the Indonesian Independent Power Producers Association (APLSI) said in an emailed statement. New Delhi: Indonesia’s South Sumatra province plans to ban coal transporters from using public roads from Nov. 8, […]

The project faces opposition from residents and environmental groups in La Union. MANILA, Philippines – Global Luzon Energy Development Corporation (GLEDC), the proponent of the 670-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Luna town in La Union, has obtained an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) issued by the environment department’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). With an ECC, GLEDC […]

NDO – Vietnam’s export turnover in October was estimated at US$20.80 billion, down 1.5% from the previous month. Telephones and components saw the sharpest decrease with 21.4%, however, coal exports have rocketed by 45.3%. The latest report on the national socio-economic situation published by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) showed that, compared with […]

(Oct 29): Keep pouring money into coal-fired plants and it won’t be just the fuel that’s getting burned. As much as US$60 billion of coal power assets may be stranded in the next decade across Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, according to a new study by Carbon Tracker, which cited tighter environmental policies and competition […]

As thermal power accounts for the largest proportion of Vietnam’s energy production, the country is facing challenges to ensure sufficient supply of coal for thermal power plants in the coming years. According to President of the Vietnam Association of Thermal Science and Technology Truong Duy Nghia, coal-fired thermal power has dominated the country’s energy market, […]