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Asia looks to generate more coal‐fired electricity
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
oil and energy trends
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1744-7992
pISSN - 0950-1045
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7992.2007.320307.x
Subject(s) - coal , electricity , china , shut down , investment (military) , consumption (sociology) , natural resource economics , waste management , business , environmental science , engineering , economics , political science , politics , law , process engineering , sociology , social science , electrical engineering
Rising oil prices are prompting a switch from oil back to coal in several parts of Asia. Indonesia plans to cut consumption of heavy fuel oil by 16% this year in favour of coal, whilst China plans to shut down many small oil‐fired power stations, replacing them with coal and other forms of energy. India meanwhile is to encourage private investment in its nationalized coal industry in an attempt to increase the use of coal there.