Cement, Energy and Environment

CHINA, INDIA TO DRIVE WORLD ENERGY DEMAND: lEA China and India are increasingly driving world energy demand as the United States' production boom puts it on track to become independent of the global market, the International Ener!=Jy A!=lency said on recently. China is close to becoming the world's largest oil importer, while India will turn into the leading importer of coal in the next decade to lead the Asian surge, the Paris-based lEA said in its 2013 World Energy Outlook. "The dominance of Asia will be more and more visible," lEA executive director Maria van der Hoeven told The Associated Press. "Asia will be the clear center of the global energy trade." While per capita energy consumption will not be as high in Asia as in North America and Europe, "the demand and the thirst for energy (in Asia) in all its forms will be tremendous." Courtesy: Total Energy, November- December 2013 Pg. No.: 27 MOVEMENT OF IMPORTED COAL With the shortage of the availability of the transportation infrastructure adversely affecting movement of imported coal, the MoP deliberated on the need to augment the Logistics of Railways. Along with this, it is keen on streamlining the railway logistics which will help in movement of imported coal from port to power stations, especially movement from Eastern Ports to be permitted to Central part of India (plants in Chhattisgarh state) instead of western port. Accordingly, this will reduce the landed cost of the imported coal. Eager to improve the transportation of coal for uninterrupted coal supply, the Ministry noted that the issue needs to be sorted out on priority as almost every power plant will need to import in view of supplies ranging from 65%- 75% of LoA from CIL. This part, the MoP also mooted that rationalization of linked mines for coal supply is to be carried out for efficient movement of domestic coal as the existing coal linkages from mines to the power plants is not rational with respect to the transportation distance involved. Courtesy: Total Energy, November- December 2013 Pg. No.:27 INDIA IMPORTED 27% MORE COAL IN SEPTEMBER, INTEROCEAN DATA India, the world's third-largest coal user, increased imports of the fuel in September by 27% from a year earlier. Adani Enterprises Ltd, Tata Group, JSW Group and Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) were among companies that received 12.23 million tonnes last month , compared with 9.6 million tonnes a year earlier, according tolnterocean Group .. India received 9.15 million tonnes of steam coal and 3.08 million of the coking variety at 22 of the 28 ports listed by lnterocean, a shipper based in New Delhi. Imports in September were 6% lower from August when it imported 10.35 million tonnes of steam coal and 2.66 million tonnes of coking, according to lnterocean. Courtesy: Total Energy, November- December 2013 Pg. No.:27-28 INDIA LEVERAGES TALENT TO SEEK ACCESS TOGLOBALENERGYRESOURCES In a bid to boost India's energy security efforts, the petroleum ministry has prepared a list of 5,000 retired hydrocarbon professionals and is showcasing it to energy-rich countries that need help developing their resources. India, the world's fourth largest energy consumer, is leveraging this talent pool of professionals, who can work for years to come, in order to create pockets of influence in these countries. The soft-power strategy seems to be paying off, with Kuwait having already shown interest in sourcing talent from this human reservoir, India's petroleum secretary Vivek Rae said. These countries are expected to play an important role in meeting India's growing energy needs. India imports 80% of its crude oil and 18% of its natural gas requirements. The country trails the US, China and Russia, accounting for 4.4% of global energy consumption. "This is a low-cost, high-impact strategy. We have this expertise; we will be leveraging it. While Kuwait has already asked for tapping this pool, Ecuador has said this is a great exerc1se. Courtesy: Total Energy, Jan-Feb 14, Pp. 6-7 WORLD ENERGY DEMAND TO GROW 41 PER CENT BY 2035 - OECD REPORT World energy demand is forecast to increase by 41 percent between 2012 and 2035, with growth averaging 1.5 percent each year, said a new energy outlook report issued by the British oi l