National Energy Policy - Final Draft - 14 Nov 2013

3. The introduction of clean coal technology (CCTs) in coal fired power plants reduces emissionsand extracts sulphur for other applications such as chemical and fertilizer production whilecapturing carbon for storage (CCS). Current world coal energy consumption by sector is 42%electricity, 25% industrial and 33% other uses.4. The country has adequate coal deposits for commercial exploitation and the Government is fasttracking exploration and development of the resource for power generation and industrial use.2.4.2 Demand for Coal1. In Kenya, coal is mainly used by cement manufacturers to complement heavy fuel oil forprocess heat. As at 2013, all coal utilised in Kenya was imported. Between 2006 and 2013consumption of coal averaged 140,000 metric tonnes per annum. This constitutes less than 1%of the total primary energy consumed in the country.2. Coal consumption is expected to increase with the discovery and mining of coal deposits in MuiBasin in Kitui County and other parts of the country.2.4.3 Coal SupplyTable 2.4 shows the cost and quantities of coal imports.Table 2.4 Coal Imports 2004 to 2009YEAR 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011KSHS. '000 1,083,769 731,607 820,773 934,578 1,491,007 1,356,343 1,623,680 2,322,491TONNES 155,000 128,000 171,000 156,000 159,000 138,000 165,200 236,300Source: Statistical Abstract, 2010, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics2.4.4 Coal Upstream Development1. There are commercially viable coal reserves in the Mui Basin situated in Kitui County as shownin Figure 2.7. The basin is sub-divided into four blocks, namely; A, B, C and D as depicted inFigure 2.8.2. In 2010 four hundred million tonnes of coal reserves were confirmed in Block C. The coal hasbeen analyzed and found to range in ranking from lignite to sub-bituminous with calorific valuesranging from 16 to 27 MJ/kg. Further exploration work is on going in Blocks A and B. Blocks Cand D are under concession. The blocks are shown in Table 2.5.39 2.0 – FOSSIL FUELS