North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets



Analysis North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets DPRK coal mines will have trouble making the kinds of profits they did in the 2010s even if the country fully reopens Peter Ward November 5, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Pixabay \| Electricity towers at sunset Coal is at the center of international efforts to decarbonize the energy sector as the world moves away from fossil fuels and towards renewables. But with current energy problems, and China’s sudden need for coal, North Korea’s export staple is suddenly very much in vogue. What does greater demand for North Korean coal mean? An NK Pro analysis indicates that: Coal was a major export for North Korea in the past prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, but then fell comparatively by the wayside Post-2010 it appears to have been one of Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 02How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery 09Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere 10How Seoul’s new L-SAM interceptor boosts defenses against North Korean missiles

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North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets

DPRK coal mines will have trouble making the kinds of profits they did in the 2010s even if the country fully reopens

Peter Ward November 5, 2021

North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets

Pixabay | Electricity towers at sunset

Coal is at the center of international efforts to decarbonize the energy sector as the world moves away from fossil fuels and towards renewables. But with current energy problems, and China’s sudden need for coal, North Korea’s export staple is suddenly very much in vogue.

What does greater demand for North Korean coal mean? An NK Pro analysis indicates that:

Coal was a major export for North Korea in the past prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, but then fell comparatively by the wayside Post-2010 it appears to have been one of

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02How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care
06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast
07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea
08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery
09Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere
10How Seoul’s new L-SAM interceptor boosts defenses against North Korean missiles

North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets

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