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The Coal Industry Day
2020 Coal Industry Day
For Producers, Traders, Investors & Users
Thursday 20 August 2020
Online Edition
Our 2020 Coal Industry Day took place online as a virtual discussion on Thursday, 20th August. Key stakeholders in the coal industry including coal producers, traders, investors, SOEs and industry advisors discussed the way forward for the coal sector in Southern Africa post Covid-19.
Key questions that were discussed and debated included:
- What will the landscape of the coal industry look like post-Covid-19?
- What has been the impact of the pandemic on global supply and demand fundamentals?
- What are the strategies of the coal producers going forward?
- Where will funding for future coal projects come from?
- How can the key enablers – Eskom, Transnet, RBCT and Grindrod – help to create greater access to markets going forward?
- What is the impact of renewables on the coal industry?
- How do we map the “just transition” towards cleaner energy sources?
An audience of over 150 delegates attended online to hear how the coal industry is changing, what the international trends are and what the future might hold. A key message of the event was that coal will be around for at least another 15-20 years and is key for the power and cement industries in SA. However, South Africa has to start accelerating its drive towards a responsible transition to clean coal power generation technology to grow the country’s gross domestic product, economy and drive job creation. It was also argued that coal and renewables are not mutually exclusive, and that coal can be become a significant contributor to renewables by providing baseload power.
We hope to see you again at 2021’s Coal Indaba, hopefully in person!
Chair: Bernard Swanepoel
Programme at a Glance:
09:00 |
Welcome and introduction |
09:15 |
Session One |
09:35 |
Why do we need coal? The case for fossil fuels |
09:55 |
Do we need to move away from coal? |
10:15 |
Panel discussion followed by Q&A |
10:45 |
(BREAK) |
11:15 |
Session Introduction: "Technology for dummies" by Bernard Swanepoel |
11:20 |
Keynote address: |
11:50 |
Session Two |
12:30 |
In Conversation with July Ndlovu, Chief Executive Officer, Anglo American Coal South Africa and Chairman, World Coal Association and Bernard Swanepoel |
13:00 |
(BREAK) |
13:30 |
Session Introduction: "Technology for dummies" by Bernard Swanepoel |
13:35 |
Session Three |
14:20 |
Session Four |
15:05 |
(BREAK) |
15:35 |
Session Introduction: "Technology for dummies" by Bernard Swanepoel |
15:40 |
Session Five |
16:45 |
Session Six |
17:15 |
Closing remarks and end of conference |
Sponsors:
Mining Industry Partners:
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The Coal Industry Day is brought to you by Resources 4 Africa, the organisers of the Joburg Indaba.
“By the industry for the industry”