Comment on the prospects of Russia's coal industry for the newspaper "Vzglyad." The article "China has found an alternative to Russian coal" discusses the significant decline in Russian coal exports to China. According to the data from the General Administration of Customs ...

... from seaport locations will see reduced mining. Overall, this negative trend for the Russian coal industry will benefit RZD’s position in discussions with regulators, while oil producers will have stronger positions with regulators compared to coal producers. The reason is simple: the oil and, to some extent, the oil refining industries contribute more to the Russian budget, particularly in terms of mineral extraction taxes (NDP) on oil, as well as to regional budgets, than the coal industry. This budgetary factor is very important in administrative bargaining. Because ...

In 2023, Elga coal holding invested 99.1 billion rubles in expanding production at the Elginsky deposit, modernizing the enrichment factories and the development of transport infrastructure, including the construction of the Pacific Railway. The company is actively ...

... absolute coal consumption is rising alongside its economy. Other developing countries in Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, etc.) are implementing projects for new coal-fired power plants to meet the growing energy consumption of their populations and industries. Global coal production and trade have adapted to the sustained high demand. Major exporters—such as Indonesia, Australia, Russia, and South Africa—have increased production and export supplies of thermal coal in recent years. This has allowed coal prices ...

... and absolute coal consumption is rising alongside economic growth. Other developing Asian countries (Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, etc.) are implementing projects for new coal power plants to meet the growing energy consumption of populations and industries. Global production and trade in coal have adapted to the sustained high demand. Major exporters – Indonesia, Australia, Russia, South Africa – have increased their production and export shipments of thermal coal in recent years. This has helped maintain relatively stable prices ...