Taiwan's reliance on Russian coal has increased significantly, with the country's imports of Russian coal rising by 31% in the last 12 months.
Taiwan is now the world's fifth-largest importer of Russian coal, as it continues to turn to Russian coal to meet its energy needs, particularly for power generation. This trend has raised concerns that Taiwan's coal trade with Russia is helping to fuel the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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[1] https://www.argusmedia.com/ja/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/1864072-russian-coal-exports-to-taiwan-rise
[2] https://www.coaljunction.in/news/n_newslist
[3] https://www.pressreader.com/taiwan/taipei-times/20240709/281621015549471
[4] https://www.taiwanplus.com/news/world-news/war-in-ukraine/240620011/analysis-taiwan-russia-coal-trade-helps-fuel-ukraine-war
[5] https://www.industry.gov.au/sites/default/files/minisite/static/17e54635-d8c2-417d-8f85-32e9e8db77f5/resources-and-energy-quarterly-september-2022/documents/Resources-and-Energy-Quarterly-September-2022-Thermal-Coal.pdf