Malaysia and coal
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Malaysia has a small coal mining sector operating from Bintulu, Merit-Pila, Silantek, and Tutoh in the state of Sarawak. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which estimates production in 2008 was 1.05 million tonnes, states that "power-generating plants consumed about 70% of the total supply of coal (domestic production and imports), and the remaining supply was consumed by the cement and iron and steel sectors."[1]
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Coal resources
The USGS states that Malaysia has "coal resources of 1.7 billion metric tons (Gt), of which 274 Mt was measured, 347 Mt was indicated, and 1.1 Gt was inferred. About 1.4 Gt of the country’s resource is located in Sarawak."[1]
Power Stations
The USGS states that "despite Malaysia’s position as a natural gas exporter, Tenaga Nasional Berhad planned to decrease the use of natural gas at its powerplants to 49% from 72% and to shift to the use of coal because of a shortage in the supply of natural gas in the domestic market. In 2008, the State government of Sabah decided to cease the construction of a 300-megawatt coal-fired powerplant in Lahad Datu on Borneo Island to meet an increased electricity demand in the State of Sabah because the proposed plant would be located near the protected rainforest area. Coal consumption was expected to increase to 19.5 Mt in 2010 and, because domestic coal could not meet the demand, the country was expected to increase coal imports to fill the gap. Most imported coal was from Australia, China, and Indonesia."[1]
Coal-fired power stations financed by international public investment institutions
Coal-fired power stations financed by international public investment institutions include:[2]
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pui-Kwan Tse, "The Mineral Industry of Malaysia", U.S. Geological Survey, April 2010.
- ↑ "Coal Fired Plants Financed by International Public Investment Institutions since 1994", Appendix A in Foreclosing the Future: Coal, Climate and International Public Finance: Investment in coal-fired power plants hinders the fight against global warming, Environmental Defense, April 2009.
