Coal to be or not to be....23 Sep 2024 19:22
Fact 1 - The country has and does use Coal Power Plants, they will not stop using those, even if no new coal plants are built they STILL need coal.
Fact 2 - The coal is imported and rubbish in comparison to own coal, there are problems paying for that coal and it is sending valuable money out of the country, solution use own coal. Better, more economic, less pollution and no money leaving the country and jobs
Fact 3 - Even if Bangla starts to reduce coal use, they would be mad not to flog it OUT of country to errr make money. It would be well sought after coal and plenty of users in the region.
Fact 3 - They need to move away from reliance on India that is tentative at best. There is spare capacity in coal plants they just do not have the coal.
Fact 4 - Bangla CANNOT move to reliance on renewables in any meaningful time frame, even the best solar producers in the world 'China' still need new coal plants to expand their economy...... Bangla is in the dark ages, they can't wait to get enough power from renewables to progress as a country. They will need fossil fuels and ESPECIALLY OWN RESOURCES to get moving forward and introduce renewables over time, they just have to show a desire for it to help the loans come in. A solar park is something to dangle as a carrot against the use of coal......but equally they would be importing crappy coal anyway, this is a move to own coal that mitigates the fossil fuel use by not transporting and burning better, and is economically sensible.