Prospects for Coal Briquettes as a Substitute Fuel for Wood and ...

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countriesr Swaziland and Zalrep with which to make an evaluation.
However, the UNDP/World Bank w i l l have completed an energy assessment in
both of these countries within the next six months.
Coal carbonization and briquething has been ongoing in India for a
number of years as has been reported by Schwartz and Tatm C161. The
issue in India is not whether coal briquetting has any potential, but
whether thei t" experience can be transferred to other devel opi ng
countries. Pakistan is one country that shares many similarities to
Indiar incl udiny pervasive fuel wood deflcits and major deposits of coal e
An investigation by Fabuss and Tatom E61 concluded that the carbonizing
and briquetting of coal and/or the briquetting and di rect uti1 Ization of
coal in a smokeless stove is both technically and economically feasible
in Pakistan. Two other countries in the region appear to have a near
term potential, the Phil ippi nes, and Thai1 and. Indonesia a1 so has the
potential from the perspective of having large coal deposits and
fuelwood shortagess although the location of coal reserves1 a heavy
subsidy on kerosene, and the potential avail abil ity of an al ternative
fuel in 1 iquid propane gas compl icate Indonesia's prospects.
In L.atin America, Halti stands out as a country with an immediate
potenti a1 for coal br iquetti ng. The country has acute f us1 wood def lci ts
throughout the island and large deposits of 1 ignite. Because of low
estimated 1 ignite extraction COStsJ adequate transportatlon networks,
and a dense urban populationd the costs of coal briquettes should easily
prove to be competitive wa'th charcoal in spite of the lack of
enforcement of stumpage fees and low Wood severance taxes. In the near
tern Peru has a potential far coal briquettingJ although high subsidies
an kerosene present an impediment to the price competitiveness of the
coal briquettes.