CESC to import coal from South African mine from 2014
Kolkata, April 29 Power utility CESC Ltd, owned by the PRG group, will be able to import coal from a South African mine from 2014, a top executive of the company said Friday.
As per reports and information from our sources,Asia's share of South Africa's coal exports rose to 61% in January, or 2.8 million tonnes, from 56% the previous month, although total exports dropped sharply.Exporters said that South Africa exported a mammoth 8.1 million tonnes in December as producers rushed to ship the maximum possible before the close of the calendar year, but the amount fell to a more typical 4.5 million exports in January.The main exporters, who also own the country's Richards Bay Coal Terminal, are BHP Billiton, Xstrata, Anglo American and Glencore International.