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10 Countries That Would be in the Dark without Coal

 by General Kinematics,

Coal is still one of the top resources for generating electricity. The United States of America generates 43% of its electricity from coal, heating homes for millions. Without coal production, a large part of the world would be in the dark.

Countries in the Dark without Coal

Below are the 10 countries who could not survive without coal:

Mongolia

Mongolia’s currently generates 98% of its energy from coal.

South Africa

South Africa currently generates 94% of its energy from coal.

Poland

In 2013, Poland generated 86% of its energy from coal.

China

Home to billions, China still relies heavily on coal, generating 81% of its electric needs from the resource.

Australia

Australia currently derives 69% of its energy from coal.

India

India is developing fast. Currently, they generate 68% of their electricity from coal.

Israel

Israel’s population gets 59% of their electricity and energy from coal.

Indonesia

Indonesia is just under half, getting 44% of its energy from coal.

Germany  & The US

Germany and The United states both get 43% of all energy needs met by coal.

 

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General Kinematics Corporation, incorporated in 1960, was established to market, design, and custom fabricate innovative vibratory equipment for the foundry, recycling, mining, and processing industries. Today the company continues as one of the world’s largest suppliers of vibratory processing equipment and has evolved into an industry-leading EPC firm. Headquartered in Crystal Lake, IL, General Kinematics has seven global locations providing engineering and support to a world-wide customer base. GK is a third generation, family-owned company and is ISO 9001 certified.