Annual Report 2010 - Verein der Kohlenimporteure eV

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At the end of 2010, the installed power generation
capacity in China totalled to 962 GW, an increase of
88 GW or 10%. The installed coal-fired power plant
power generation capacity is planned to be expanded to
1,050 GW, is to be coal-fired power plants. This means
that each week in the future, one to two new coal-fired
power plants will be connected to the grid.
TWh and coal-fired power generation by 12%, or 346
TWh, to 3,330 TWh. Electricity consumption increased
by about 15% to 4,192 TWh. Pig iron and crude steel
Mt is expected.
In line with the new five-year plan, the Chinese
government has targeted a growth rate of 8% for 2011.
Production
Coal production expanded further, rising by 500 Mt to
3,410 Mt in 2010.
China has been restructuring its indigenous coal industry
continuously for some years and intends to focus on
thirteen so-called coal-production bases. Each base
will produce more than 100 Mtpa for power generation.
The restructuring is characterised by the integration of
coal-fired power plants within 98 coal mining regions
in China. The model is China’s largest coal company,
Shenhua Group. The objective of the restructuring is
to better steer coal prices and to optimise production
structures. The number of small operations is also being
reduced. According to official information, in total 1,693
smaller mines with a production capacity of 155 Mtpa
were closed. In Shanxi province alone, the number of
coal mines was reduced from 2,598 at the end of 2009
to 1,053 at the end of 2010. In total, this brought the
number of small operations with an annual production
of less than 300,000 tonnes down to less than 10,000. By
the end of 2010, five gigantic state-owned coal producers
were well established, each with a production capacity
above 100 Mtpa. These include China Shenhua Group,
China National Coal Group, Datong Coal Group, Shanxi
Coking Coal Group and Chemical Industry Group.
China’s objective is to have ten mega coal producing
companies, each with
a 100 Mtpa production capacity, and ten additional
companies with a capacity of 50 to 100 Mtpa by 2015.
The largest producer Shenhua Group alone produced
compared with 2009.
Coal stocks at power plants amounted to about 56 Mt at
the end of 2010, sufficient for 15 days power generation.
Coal Production in China
2008
Mt
2009
Mt
2010
Mt
State-owned Mines 1,377 1,518 1,694
Provincial Mines 345 365 516
Small Operations 994 1,027 1,200
Total
LB-T36
2,716 2,910 3,410
Hard coal output is to be increased further. At the
projects with an annual production capacity of about 1.5
billion tonnes are under construction. As growth rates in
the demand for electricity and steel remain high, coal
production will presumably grow at an average rate of
150-200 Mtpa and will pass the 4 billion tonne mark in
2015. China’s coking capacity amounts to 400 Mtpa,
with coke output in 2010 remaining relatively stable.
Nevertheless, smaller coking plants are being closed as
new plants come on stream, so that capacity is at least
maintained.