Italian hydro threatens steam coal imports

摘要

ITALY'S steam COAL imports for electricity generation could fall to 17.5-18mt in 2013 from 19mt in 2012, due to increased hydro availability, Giorgio Ruscito, managing director of Fuelmed, told delegates at the IHS McCloskey European Coal Outlook Conference in Nice. Hydro generation increased 47.4% to 14.5TWh in January-April, from 9.83TWh during the dame period last year.