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I posted this long ago, but here it is again and more relevent.

What interests me about the following is councils references to working with SE to find ways of getting the coal from the LV to China.


All this was taking place at the same time that GHD were preparing a report for the Geelong City Council on the future needs of the infrastructure at the Port of Geelong.


That report went on to name Mantle as first likely exporters of brown coal from Vic.


From Latrobe City Council minutes.


"Shanghai Electric Power

On the 6 July 2012, a meeting between representatives of
Latrobe City Council, Shanghai Electric Power and the Victoria
Government Investment & Trade Office – Shanghai was held at
the headquarters of Shanghai Electric Power. Those in
attendance were:

Latrobe City Council

• Cr Ed Vermeulen, Mayor
• Mr Grantley Switzer, General Manager Recreation,
Culture and Community Infrastructure
• Ms Jie Liu, International Relations Officer


Shanghai Electric Power

• Mr. WANG Yundan, Chairman of Shanghai Power
• Mr. GUO Baohong, Vice GM
• Mr. DONG Wenxue, Vice GM
• Mr. XU Jian, Vice Chief Engineer
• Mr. ZENG Xuefeng, Office Manager
• Mr. LI ER, Director for Planning Department
• Mr. SHI Jingchen, Vice GM for Shanghai Power Hong
Kong Office
• Ms. XUE Huiming, Manager for Shanghai Power Hong
Kong Office
• Mr. ZHANG Hong, Manager for Planning Department
• Ms. Chen Yuanyuan, Manager for Planning Department
• Mr. Zhou Jun, Deputy Director for Waigaoqiao Power
Station


Victoria Government Investment & Trade Office, Shanghai

• Patrick Stringer, Commissioner for Greater China and
Mongolia
• James Xu, Investment Director


The main points from the meeting are as follows:

SEP has developed an innovative technology which they claim
can safely convert Victorian brown coal (they have tested and
imported samples) to high rank coal and clean water with
minimal waste and low carbon emissions. In essence they
claim to have developed an environmentally efficient
conversion process.

It has now been confirmed that the project has received
approvals from the China National State Ministries, Shanghai
Municipal Government and the board of Shanghai Power Ltd.
SEP has a number of issues that it is currently working through
in respect to establishing such a facility in the Latrobe Valley.

The major issues focus on the impacts of the Federal
Government’s carbon tax and the transport issues associated
with getting the coal from the Latrobe Valley to China.


The Mayor Cr Vermeulen, articulated that Latrobe City Council
is eager to pursue opportunities for future energy projects with
Shanghai Electric Power. The opportunity to discuss potential
projects and tour the Shanghai Electric Power plant during the
visit is appreciated. He reiterated Latrobe City Council’s
commitment to working with Shanghai Electric Power to assist
where possible in SEP’s understanding of the implications of
the carbon tax and in working towards an adequate logistics
solution.

Following the meeting, the Latrobe City delegation was
transported to the Shanghai Shangdian Coajing Power
Generation Co Ltd. Power Station. Prior to a tour of the facility,
a meeting was held with the following staff:

• Mr Weiben Hu - General Manager
• Mr Haihong Yan – Director Operations
• Mr Zhen Hu – Director Technology

The 2 x 1,000 megawatt units were put into commercial
operation on 20 January and 6 April 2010 at an estimated cost
of AUD$1.2 billion. The plant is located in the west of the
Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in the south of the Jinshan
district. It is one of the five generation bases in the Shanghai
Energy Plan. The project was completed to meet the objective
of the Shanghai Municipal Government’s plan to ‘encourage
large projects and discourage small energy-inefficient power
plants’. The plant is the most advanced and efficient coal fired
power plant in China. It has access to its own port and it is to
this plant that coal from the Latrobe Valley will be transported if
the project comes to fruition."


Above all just IMO and hopeful speculation so DYOR

B Rubes