Japan Coal Development Co.,Ltd.
Level 18, Taiyo Seimei Shinagawa Bldg.
2-16-2 Konan Minato-ku
TOKYO 108-0075
JAPANTEL +81 3 5461 7537
7538
FAX +81 3 5461 7539

Japan Coal Development Co.,Ltd.

MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORSJapan Coal Development Co., Ltd.

OUTLINE OF THE COMPANY
Japan Coal Development Co.,Ltd. (JCD) was established

President

Takeshi Takano

Directors

Tomohiro Morita

23 January1980 by the ten major electric power companies

Hiroshi Ohki

which together supplied nearly all of Japan’s electric power.

Yoshio Esaki
Takuya Maruyama

CapitalAuthorized Stock¥6,000,000,000

Paid–up Capital¥5,200,000,000

Hideaki Goto
Arata Iwaba
Masato Kawahara
Hideaki Ikai

Shareholders

Mitsutoshi Nakamoto

Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

Yoshiaki Hayashi

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

Kenichi Kawamoto

JERA Co., Inc.

Auditor & Supervisory Board Member

Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Inc.

Koki Tada

The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

JCD Australia Pty Ltd (Subsidiary)

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

Managing Director

Yuzuru Aizawa

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

Director (JCD-based Director)

Tomohiro Morita

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

Director (JCD-based Director)

Hiroshi Ohki

Director/ Company Secretary

Koki Ikari

JCD Company Objectives
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Surveying, prospecting, development, importing andSUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

distribution of overseas thermal coal.

1.

Participation in Coal Mine Development

Transportation of thermal coal, and establishment andSince 1982 JCD, through its wholly owned subsidiaryadministration of coal stockpiles & distribution centers.

company, JCD Australia Pty Ltd (JCDA), has jointly

All operations incidental to or associated with theparticipated with Electric Power Development Co., Ltd inactivities specified above.

the Blair Athol Coal Project to develop the Blair Athol Coal
Mine, Queensland, Australia (JCDA holdings 3.4167%).
The Blair Athol Coal Mine, which commenced production in
1984, has produced approximately 10-12 million tonnes ofthermal coal annually, and has contributed to stableprocurement of overseas thermal coal in Japanese electric
power companies before closing in November 2012.

Japan Coal Development Co.,Ltd.
Level 18, Taiyo Seimei Shinagawa Bldg.
2-16-2 Konan Minato-ku
TOKYO 108-0075
JAPANTEL +81 3 5461 7537
7538
FAX +81 3 5461 7539
JCD divested all of its interest in the Blair Athol Coal Minewith other JV participants in May 2017.
JCD participates through JCDA in the Clermont Coal
Project (JCDA holdings 3.5 %) to develop the Clermont
Coal Mine, Queensland, Australia and to import coalproduced from the mine. The Clermont Coal Mine, whichstarted production in 2010, produced approximately 11.0
million tonnes of thermal coal in FY2023

2023.
3.

Investment in Domestic Infrastructure

JCD also invested in Tomatoh Coal Center Co. Inc. inAtsuma town, Hokkaido in 1982 (10% shareholding).
Since the start of full-scale operations in January 1985, theTomatoh Coal Center Co. Inc. has continued to functionsmoothly as a distribution center for overseas coal
imported by the electric power industry and others. Thethroughput reached 3.2 million tonnes in FY2023

JCD supplied 1.5 million tonnes of Clermont Coal toJapanese electric power companies in FY2023.
The Clermont Coal Mine is expected to run out of its coalreserve by about 2027.
Rehabilitation of the disturbed land and the native
vegetation is currently underway with mining.
JCD has participated through JCDA in the Mount PleasantCoal Project (JCDA holdings 5.0%) to develop the Mount
Pleasant Coal Mine, New South Wales, Australia in 2018
The Mount Pleasant Coal Mine is expected to produce
about 7 million tons or more of thermal coal per annum fordecades.
The shipping of coal commenced from December 2018.
The Mount Pleasant Coal Mine produced 7.6 million tonnesof thermal coal in FY2023.
JCD supplied 1.4 million tonnes of Mount Pleasant Coal toJapanese electric power companies in FY2023

2.

Investment in Foreign Infrastructure

In 1982 JCD invested in the Kooragang Coal Loader Ltd(KCL) operating at the Port of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
representing the Japanese electric power industry tofacilitate the improvement of infrastructure in Australia (7%shareholding).
In June 1990, KCL and the Port Waratah Coal Services Ltd(PWCS) merged. As a result, JCD is now a 5.0001%
shareholder of PWCS, which has one of the world’s largest
coal loading facilities.
The annual capacity of PWCS is 145 million tonnes atpresent, and 95.5 million tonnes of coal was loaded in4.

New Business

JCD is seeking new business opportunities in line withJapan’s energy policy and policies of Japanese electric
power companies.