Chapter 513 Monopoly of Coal Resources

Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, it has been one year since that thrilling maritime conflict.

In this year, the whole world seems to have not changed much, but in fact it is changing quietly.

A few days later.

The first "controllable fusion" nuclear power plant in human history was successfully ignited in Shancheng City and began operation.

This "Controllable Nuclear Fusion Nuclear Power Plant" was jointly constructed by Phoenix Group and "Yanguo Nuclear Power". Because it is the first of its kind in mankind, the design plan is relatively conservative. It is composed of four million-kilowatt units and generates approximately

One hundred million kilowatts, that is, a "small nuclear power plant" with 100 million kilowatt hours of electricity.

Of course, because there is no large-scale construction, the construction cost of the first "controllable fusion" nuclear power plant is still relatively expensive, especially the cost of the "nuclear fusion reactor". The final overall cost is compared to the same scale of "thermal power"

” and “nuclear fission power plants” cost nearly ten times more.

But soon.

When the "controllable nuclear fusion power station" is officially put into operation at full capacity, its ultra-low power generation cost advantage is completely highlighted, which is shocking.

The nuclear reaction material used in the "Controllable Nuclear Fusion Nuclear Power Plant" is derived from heavy water (deuterium monoxide) extracted from seawater. With the utilization rate of "nuclear fusion" being N times more efficient than "nuclear fission", only 1.3KG of heavy water is used to participate.

The reaction releases the energy required by four million-kilowatt generator sets.

In other words, just 1.3KG of heavy water can generate 100 million kilowatt hours of electricity.

At this point, the quantity of coal mined in Yan State decreased every year. Just ten years later, more than 90% of Yan State's coal was imported from overseas.

In the past, such high-quality mineral resources would have been impossible to buy without a high premium.

And as it continues, the damage to the local geology and environment has become more and more serious.

Especially on the African continent, these private enterprises know very well that it is unlikely that any "nuclear fusion power stations" will appear in these areas of Africa in the next few decades. The world here will still be dominated by fossil energy in the future.

The huge cost advantage of the Phoenix "nuclear fusion nuclear power plant" has allowed everyone around the world to see the absolute subversion of "controllable nuclear fusion technology" in the energy field. There is no resource in the world that is cleaner and cheaper than "nuclear fusion".

The future of energy must be "controllable nuclear fusion".

Although my country's proven coal reserves rank first in the world, with decades of continuous mining, shallow resources have been exhausted, and deep resource mining has gradually become more difficult and costly.

As we all know, the quality of Australian coal is very good. It has the characteristics of low ash, low sulfur, and high heat, and has high mining value. Compared with the coal mining environment in Yanguo, Australian coal is almost all open-pit coal mines, and the mining cost is extremely low. At the same time,

There are no underlying collapses, water pollution, or casualties caused by landslides.

At this time, all coal mine prices have changed from premiums to discounts. High-quality mines are discounted by 40% compared to the highest point, and inferior mines are even discounted by 50% or 40%.

but!

But now with the emergence of "controllable nuclear fusion", "controllable nuclear fusion nuclear power plants" have become a reality, and the underlying logic of all fossil energy has fundamentally changed!

At this time, the advantage of the RMB's strong exchange rate came to light. Banks directly loaned tens of billions of RMB at low interest rates to several state-owned enterprises. The banknotes they just printed flowed into the international market, in exchange for countless high-quality coal resources.

Coupled with Yan Guo's initiative to reduce the scale of thermal power plants, it can be foreseen that in a world that increasingly pays attention to environmental protection, coal will inevitably be replaced by cleaner energy, and the future of coal is not optimistic.

Several large domestic coal companies quickly understood the official intention. Since domestic production capacity is reduced and mining is no longer allowed, why not just go abroad to acquire mines for mining, and then transport the foreign coal back...

You must know that our country is the largest coal producer and consumes nearly 4 billion tons of coal every year, most of which is mined domestically and a small part is imported from abroad.

State-owned enterprises such as Shenhua Energy, Yanzhou Coal, and Yanguo China Coal have all gone overseas. At this time, when coal was at its lowest point, they waved RMB and began to purchase high-quality overseas coal minerals.

Even if 100 million kilowatt-hours of electricity is sold to the State Grid for 50 cents, the price is 50 million RMB, while the price of 1.3KG of heavy water is only 9,000 RMB.

The huge fear about the future and the year-long low coal prices have completely made many overseas coal companies unable to sustain themselves. After hearing that companies have acquired coal mines, they have come to sell their coal resources.

As soon as the announcement came out, the price of coal, which was already at a low level, and used to generate electricity in thermal power stations, completely collapsed, and global coal prices plummeted again.

Australia's high-quality natural open-pit coal mines immediately became the "hunting targets" of several Chinese companies.

Taking this opportunity, Yanguo officials also began to transform coal resource mining.

Soon, Yanguo officials issued a document that they will vigorously develop the construction of "controllable nuclear fusion nuclear power plants", which will reduce the power generation of hydropower and thermal power.

the other side.

Of course, Yanguo companies are not the only ones with strategic vision. For example, large global mining companies such as Anglo American and Sange Coal Company discovered that Yanguo companies were bargain hunting and interfered with it, and they also wanted a piece of the pie.

Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity, several large domestic private mining companies joined forces to strike hard on the African continent. Taking advantage of the low coal prices, they quickly acquired high-quality coal mines in many African countries.

Moreover, with the expansion of Phoenix Group's industrial base in Burundi, the previous photovoltaic power generation has gradually failed to keep up with the development needs. Several thermal power stations have begun construction, and the demand for coal will also explode in the future.

Therefore, taking the opportunity of the plummeting coal price, the government directly and forcefully reduced domestic coal production capacity and prepared to replace all the coal originally mined domestically with imported coal with lower price and better quality.

Under the influence of cash flow capabilities, Yanguo's major coal companies have successfully acquired all the high-quality Australian coal mines on the market. State-owned enterprises such as Shenhua Energy, Yanzhou Coal, and Yanguo China Coal took this opportunity to taste the sweetness and gradually shifted from mining to mining.

A coal enterprise transformed into an international trading enterprise controlling global coal transactions.

Several large private mining companies in China have also understood the official meaning. Unlike state-owned companies, private companies have set their sights on coal resources in Africa and South America.

After the conflict a year ago, the world today has completely changed!

Not only are many African countries themselves more willing to sell mines to Yanguo companies, but Yanguo companies have an extremely tough attitude, and the former Western bosses who used various methods to fight against them did not even dare to give a shit.

There is no other way. Hammer Neon and drive away North America. With the official victory of Yan Kingdom, no country in the world dares to compete with Yan Kingdom.

In a short period of time, Yanguo Mining launched a crazy attack and soon took over most of the say in global coal!

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Chapter completed!