Full Title: Russia's Coal Sector: Between Sanctions and the Global Energy Transition
Author(s): Irina Mironova
Publisher(s): Energy Information Reform Project
Publication Date: March 28, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
While coal’s contribution to Russia’s energy system, economy, exports, and tax revenue is much smaller than that of oil and natural gas, coal mining sustains other key industries and coal transportation is the backbone of Russia’s rail system.
Looking ahead, Russia’s coal industry faces significant macro-level challenges, including Western sanctions and global efforts to reduce coal consumption. It also faces operational challenges due to rail capacity constraints, competition for rail access from more profitable goods, a large domestic surplus of natural gas following the collapse of Russia’s gas exports to Europe, and competition for Asian markets from other regional suppliers, among others.