Japanese Environment Minister opposes Vietnam coal-fired project involving Japan firm

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January 22, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)

Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters at the venue of the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Madrid, on Dec. 15, 2019. (Kyodo)

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi expressed opposition Tuesday to the planned construction of a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam involving a major Japanese trading firm, saying it is at odds with measures to mitigate global warming and subject to international criticism.

“This (project) is not something we can get the understanding of Japanese citizens or the international community for,” Koizumi said at a press conference, although he has no power to stop the plan.

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More Water Shortages Mean Energy Investors Need New Ways to Manage Drought Risk

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Jack McClamrock, Lihuan Zhou and Giulia Christianson – October 10, 2019

A thermal power plant in Rajasthan. Flickr/vedantlath

On July 5, 2015, the first of six thermal power generation units at the Parli Thermal Power Station in Maharashtra, India shut down. Unable to draw enough water from the nearby Majalgaon dam, which had nearly run dry, the coal-powered unit was unable to run its cooling system and was forced to halt electricity production. This was just the start, as each of the five additional units subsequently shut down as well. Between July 2015 and December 2016, Parli stopped generating electricity entirely for 226 days solely due to water shortages, and during the days it wasn’t entirely shut down, it was largely paralyzed. Tiếp tục đọc “More Water Shortages Mean Energy Investors Need New Ways to Manage Drought Risk” →

It’s decision time for Southeast Asia as power demand soars

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Still stuck on coal, the region is missing out on massive price cuts in renewables, writes Courtney Weatherby.

Coal-fired power plant in Henan, China — A coal-fired power plant in Henan, China. While China is shifting from heavy coal reliance to renewable sources, it continues to invest in coal-fired power plant projects overseas. Image: V.T. Polywoda, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

By Courtney Weatherby Tuesday 15 January 2019

Southeast Asia’s energy demand is expected to grow by two-thirds by 2040, requiring massive investment in new energy generation and transmission. Installed capacity will double from 240 gigawatts to 565 gigawatts, which amounts to adding a bit more than Japan’s total electricity capacity. Tiếp tục đọc →

China, Japan, & South Korea Lead Global Push To Expand Coal Plants

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TĐH: Vietnam is No. 1 coal-plant finance recipient.

December 10th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill at Clean Technica

Despite countless warnings and mounting economic evidence to the contrary, countries continue to expand the number of new coal-fired power plants, a push which is currently being led by China, Japan, and South Korea, according to the latest figures from CoalSwarm released last week.

Dangerously, even as these three countries seek to transition their own economies away from coal-fired power and towards large-scale renewable energy sources — sources such as solar and offshore and onshore wind — they are also providing significant funding for overseas coal plants in developing nations.

Specifically, China’s public financial institutions have financed at least 26 gigawatts (GW) worth of coal plants overseas and may finance at least 42 GW in the future; Japan’s public financial institutions have financed at least 19 GW and might finance at least 11 GW more; while South Korea has financed at least 8 GW and might finance 9 GW more. Tiếp tục đọc “China, Japan, & South Korea Lead Global Push To Expand Coal Plants” →

Coal assets stranded in Southeast Asia

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by Energiewende Team at Energy Transition

30 Nov 2018

Coal is now more expensive than renewable energy – and while this is good news for the climate, it’s bad news for developing countries who have invested in coal. Renato Redentor Constantino looks at how Japan and Korea are divesting, and the IMF’s opinion on stranded assets.

A barge from Samarinda coal mine on the Mahakam river, Indonesia

A barge transports coal on the Mahakam river, Indonesia: the country is subsidizing coal, despite its risks (Photo by Andrew Taylor/WDM, CC BY 2.0)

Countries in Southeast Asia who have invested in coal are finding themselves high and dry.

Because of competition from renewable energy, the Philippines is facing at least $21 billion in stranded coal plant assets, representing all new proposals in the pipeline. The figure represents over a fourth of the country’s national budget.

In Indonesia, 133 trillion Indonesian Rupiah is projected to be spent in 2021 to subsidize its thermal coal sector expansion, but the allocation can only delay, not prevent, what is taking place globally. Tiếp tục đọc “Coal assets stranded in Southeast Asia” →

Will a carbon tax be imposed on coal-fired thermal power plants?

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Last update 07:30 | 04/12/2017

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VietNamNet Bridge – Experts believe that if Vietnam imposes a carbon tax on coal-fired plants, ‘clean power’ will be able to compete with thermal power.

There are 12 operating thermal power plants

Ngo Duc Lam, an energy expert from VSEA (Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance), has applauded the government’s resolution on developing the Mekong Delta in a sustainable way by restricting coal-fired thermal power.

No more coal-fired power plants will be designed for the Delta, except the 14 plants mentioned in the seventh plan on electricity generation development. Tiếp tục đọc “Will a carbon tax be imposed on coal-fired thermal power plants?” →

EVN reaches coal agreement

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Update: September, 08/2017 – 15:53

Tây Nam Đá Mài Coal Mine of Việt Nam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) in northern Quảng Ninh Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN) and its coal supplier Việt Nam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) have finally reached an agreement on coal selling prices for power production.

The agreed price, which has not yet been disclosed, has come into effect from September 1, according to the Ministry of Finance. Tiếp tục đọc “EVN reaches coal agreement” →

Vietnam needs to develop renewable energy

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VietNamNet Bridge – Associate Professor Nguyen Minh Due, chairman of the Viet Nam Energy Science Council speaks to Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper about the need to develop renewable energy in Viet Nam.

Associate Professor Nguyen Minh Due

Following the revised national electricity development plan by 2020, electricity generated from coal-fired thermal power plants still accounts for nearly 50 per cent of the country’s total power, while electricity generated from wind and solar sources only makes up 1-2 per cent. Why is this? Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam needs to develop renewable energy” →

Black gold and a bleak future

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VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has 20 thermal power plants now and plans to have more than double that by 2050.

Off the cuff, this makes sense. The nation is growing and needs more energy than ever.

However, if we look beyond mere numbers and visualise the social and environmental impacts of 51 coal-powered plants in the country, the rosy picture is blackened considerably, literally and otherwise.

A study published earlier this year by a group of researchers from Havard University and Greenpeace, an international non-governmental environmental organisation based in Amsterdam, cautions that by 2030, Viet Nam and Indonesia will be among the nations worst affected by coal pollution. Tiếp tục đọc “Black gold and a bleak future” →

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