I saw these interesting charts from Index Mundi. Data until 2013 only but useful nonetheless. Source is US EIA. The medium-users in East Asia -- MY, TH and PH.
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https://www.indexmundi.com/energy/?country=ph&product=coal&graph=imports
The medium users, TW and HK. VN is a small user but there was a huge uptick in importation starting 2005.
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And the big coal users in East Asia -- China, Japan and S.Korea.
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So claims like "East Asia coal use has declined" are not true. Asia needs cheap and stable electricity supply.
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See also:
Energy 90, On having mandatory RES for contestable electricity consumers, January 28, 2017
The medium users, TW and HK. VN is a small user but there was a huge uptick in importation starting 2005.
And the big coal users in East Asia -- China, Japan and S.Korea.
So claims like "East Asia coal use has declined" are not true. Asia needs cheap and stable electricity supply.
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See also:
Energy 90, On having mandatory RES for contestable electricity consumers, January 28, 2017
Energy 91, Thailand's bright nights (part 2), March 03, 2017
Energy 92, Asia retains big coal use, April 07, 2017