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HUAINAN MINING GROUP CO., LTD. A NHUI PROVINCE
Opportunities for Investment in Coal Mine Methane Projects
A major coal producer, the Huainan Mining Group Company, Ltd. has 11 active coal mines producing more than 15 million tonnes of coal annually. Production is increasing as new mine construction continues. These mines drain about 50 million cubic meters (nearly 1.8 billion cubic feet) of methane annually, creating significant opportunity for investment in coal mine methane recovery and utilization projects.
The Huainan Mining Group Company, Ltd. seeks investment for:
• Expanding residential use of coal mine methane by mining communities
• Building a coal mine methane-fueled plant that would provide electricity to facilities in the mining area
Huainan Mining Group sincerely welcomes investors from China and abroad to invest in the proposed coal mine methane development projects described in this brochure. OVERVIEW OF THE HUAINAN MINING GROUP COMPANY LTD.
CHINA Huainan Mining Area
ANHUI
With over 80 years of mining history, the Huainan Mining Group Company Ltd. (informally known as the Huainan Mining Group) is one of the largest coal producing areas in China. The company has 40 subsidiaries engaged in coal mining, coal preparation, electric power generation, chemical products, construction and other industries. Total assets of the Huainan Mining Group are 14 billion yuan ($US 1.7 billion). The company’s long term plan for development focuses on production of coal, coalbed methane, and coal-related products. Coalbed methane production will be expanded in stages, beginning with increased drainage from existing systems and construction of gas storage equipment and distribution pipelines.
CURRENT STATUS OF METHANE RECOVERY AT THE HUAINAN MINING AREA
Mines in the Huainan area are gassy and prone to coal and gas outburst. Currently, two of Huainan’s eleven active coal mines recover methane for use as fuel. These mines, Xieyi and Xie’er, drain nearly 50 million cubic meters (1.8 billion cubic feet) of methane annually. Less than 17% of the drained methane is used, primarily for cooking and heating purposes at mine facilities and surrounding residences. In addition to drainage of methane from these underground mines, three surface wells have been drilled and fractured as part of the Xinji CBM Development Demonstration Project. Production tests have yielded up to 6,000 cubic meters (211 thousand cubic feet) per day from a single well thus far. The Huainan Mining Group estimates that its methane resources total nearly 593 billion cubic meters (21 trillion cubic feet). The following page describes two coal mine methane utilization projects for which the Huianan Mining Group seeks outside investment. COAL MINE METHANE RESIDENTIAL USE PROJECT
The proposed project would expand methane recovery and use to 74 million cubic meters (2.6 trillion cubic feet) of coal mine methane annually, recovered from seven permanent gas drainage systems. Recovered CMM would be would be transported through a storage and distribution system and pipeline network to residents in Huainan City. The project would include construction and installation of gas storage tanks, pipeline networks, and auxiliary equipment and infrastructure. Total cost of this project is estimated at 178 million yuan ($US 21.5 million). Of this total, Huainan Mining Group would provide 30%, and is seeking the remaining 70% from outside investment or financing sources. Preliminary Economic Analysis The project would use 74 million m3 (2.6 BCF) of methane annually, and will reduce Investment: 178 million yuan ($US 21 million) coal combustion by 348,000 tonnes of coal NPV: 91.7 million yuan ($US 11.1 million) equivalent each year. Together, this equals IRR: 20% Payout: 7 years a reduction of nearly 1.9 million tonnes of Project Life: 40 years CO2 equivalent annually.
COAL MINE METHANE-FUELED POWER GENERATION PROJECT Electricity consumption in the Huainan mining area is 1 billion kWh per year, all from the national power grid. The Huainan Mining Group seeks investment to build a CMM-fueled power plant that would use three 1 MW gas engines. Total estimated capital investment for this project will be nearly 18 million yuan ($US 2.1 million), which includes equipment purchase, installation, engineering, and other expenses. Of this total, the Huainan Mining Group would provide 35%, and is seeking the remaining 65% from outside investment or financing sources. The project would take one year to implement. The project would recover 6 Preliminary Economic Analysis million cubic m3 (211.8 million ft3) of
methane annually, and will reduce coal Investment: 17.8 million yuan ($US 2.1 million) NPV: 4.6 million yuan ($US 0.6 million) combustion by 8,057 tonnes each year. IRR: 22% the equivalent of reducing more than Payout: 7 years 88,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. Project Life: 20 years Together, this is a reduction of 98,600
tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually. PARTNERSHIPS SOUGHT Summary: Preliminary Analysis of Project Opportunities
PROJECT CH4 CAPITAL NPV IRR The Huainan Mining Group seeks USED COST ($US (%) investors interested in helping (106 m3 ($US million) finance one or both of these per year) million) * projects. Based on the preliminary Residential Use 74 21.5 11.1 20 economic analysis described Power Genera- 6 2.1 0.5 22 herein, these projects are tion potentially highly profitable, and provide the added benefit of Total 80 23.6 11.6 reducing emissions of methane and *Based on exchange rate of 8.3 yuan per $US 1 Assumes project life of 40 years for residential use project, 20 years other greenhouse gases. for power generation project
In particular, Huainan Mining Group seeks the following: The Huainan Mining Group recognizes that investment in • Equity investment in the form these projects entails uncertainties such as potential of joint venture partners fluctuations in CMM and electricity sales prices. We can • Partners with technical help potential investors determine the potential range of these prices for use in modeling project potential. expertise in gas projects The Huainan Mining Group is eager to do business with • Modern, efficient methane foreign partners. With total assets of 14 billion yuan ($US utilization technologies 1.7 billion, the Huainan Mining Group is a reliable partner.
HOW TO BEGIN WORKING WITH US
Huainan Mining Group encourages those interested in project opportunities in the Huainan Mining Area to contact them for more information. In conjunction with the China Coalbed Methane Clearinghouse, we have prepared market packages describing these opportunities in more detail. The data package includes maps, information on energy prices, markets, preferential tax policies and more, and is available to interested parties upon request.
“Investors are welcome to come to Huainan for technical and economic cooperation”. —Wang Jinrong, Chairman, Huainan Mining Group Co., Ltd. Huainan Mining Group Co., Ltd. Dongshan Huainan Anhui 232001, China Phone: (86) (554) 762-4156 Fax: (86) (554) 664-6773 Email: [email protected]
China Coalbed Methane Clearinghouse 35 Shaoyaoju, Chaoyang District Beijing 100029, China Phone / Fax: (86) (10) 8461-0779 Email: [email protected] www.coalinfo.net.cn/coalbed
Please visit www.coalinfo.net.cn/coalbed for updated information that may be available on the status of activities and development plans at the Huainan Mining Area.