Coal-based power generation accounted for nearly 79 per cent of the country’s total generation on January 22, the day when all-India peak power demand surged to a record high of 187.3 GW.

Coal currently plays a critically important role in balancing the electricity grid while India drives an ever-larger infrastructure investment into ever-cheaper domestic, sustainable, zero emissions renewable energy.

Coal-fired capacity, which was multiplied by 4.5 over 2017-2019 (from 250 MW to over 1.1 GW), accounts for 6% of Bangladesh’s installed capacity (2019).

The Prime Minister of Vietnam has authorised the 1,200 MW (2x600 MW) Quang Trach 2 coal-fired power project in the Quang Binh province.

China electricity consumption rose by 3.1% in 2020

По словам Александра Дюкова, нефтяная отрасль, вопреки распространенным стереотипам, не является главным «виновником» парникового эффекта в мире. «Вклад транспорта в эмиссию CO2 незначителен по сравнению с той долей, которую вносят ЖКХ или промышленность в целом. Удельные выбросы CO2 в пересчете на 1 тонну произведенной продукции в «нефтянке» примерно в 10 раз меньше, чем, например, в производстве стали», — отметил глава «Газпром нефти».

U.S. production of all fossil fuels—crude oil, coal, dry natural gas, and natural gas plant liquids (NGPL)—to increase in 2022, but forecast fossil fuel production will remain lower than the 2019 peak.

Brent crude oil spot prices to average $53 per barrel (b) in both 2021 and 2022 compared with an average of $42/b in 2020.

Renewable power generation in Britain accounted for 37.3% of total production in 2020 (24.8% from wind, 6.5% from biomass, 4.4% from solar, and 1.6% from hydro).

«Если мы поддерживаем идею об устойчивом энергетическом развитии, то должны приветствовать любой вклад в достижение его целей – в частности, переход к «чистым» угольным технологиям.», – рассказал замминистра.

The price of thermal coal, used to generate electricity in power stations, has surged in the past two months as key consumers in China, India, South Korea and Japan rushed for supplies. 

China will increase the share of clean energy sources, including nuclear, in its energy mix.

A global economic recovery in 2021 is expected to drive a short-lived rebound in coal demand following the major drop this year triggered by the Covid-19 crisis,

In September 2020, total net electricity production in the OECD was 841.0 TWh, down by 3.2% compared to September 2019 and down by 10.4% compared to August 2020. In the first three quarters of 2020, total electricity production was 7,731.5 TWh, down by 3.3% compared to the same period in 2019.

Global electricity demand in 2020 is projected to fall by around 2%. With the recovery of the global economy in 2021, global electricity demand is expected to grow by around 3%.