The numbers predict the future use of Russian coal
Russian coal as well as other types of coal also determine coal production in a year by based on domestic and foreign demand (export). According to the government, in the period of 2040, domestic and export demand is forecast to fall 17–20% and will likely return to 2015 levels if all goes well. The Kuznetsk coal region is identified as still the main coal mining region, while the Kansk-Achinsk, Irkutsk and Far East regions will be the main coal production and processing regions. Most of the exported coal is used for thermal power purposes, so the quality of coal must be improved and focused on the development of the coal industry.
Although Russian coal output exported to Asian countries tends to increase strongly, this increase is not enough to pull Russia’s coal export volume on the decline due to a sharp decline in volume. Russian coal exported to European countries. Based on statistics from coal exports that the Russian government says that by 2040 the total volume of Russian coal exports compared to 2015 is forecast to decrease significantly and the difference is specific for best and bad cases. most is about 35% -39%. Another possible case is forecast to 2040 coal exports will recover slightly and coal exports will be close to 2015 exports. From there, Russia will increase thermal coal exports with the consumption from 112 million tons in 2015 to 201 million tons in 2050.
