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Wednesday, 21 September 11
INDIA'S COAL IMPORTS FROM INDONESIA FALL, CHINA BUYS MORE
 COALspot.com - Indian coal imports from Indonesia fall to below 6 million tons in August, and this fall was continuing last few months. However, Chinese's utilities increased their coal imports from Indonesia and also expected to buy more coal this month to anticipate winter season.
Alarmed by the falling Indian imports, COALspot.com made some enquiries with Indian counter parties like traders/end users to know the reason behind the less imports of Indonesian coal. According to market information, due to the Un-viability of generation and realization cost, many of the co-generation and private power plants have shut their plants. Hence Indian coal imports were below the normal import level.
An experienced International coal trader based in Chennai said, "bad financial condition of some of the utilities, which are procuring power from a private sector also the part of reason why Indian power producers are reducing coal imports. The payments for earlier supplies of power were in ordinarily delayed. Due to this reason, all units are facing liquidity crunch and unable to meet their import bills".
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However, another importer in opined that, "good monsoon the Hydel power and wind power has come to the rescue of the utilities. Hence utilities reduce their imported coal usage". India's Hydropower accounts for around 22% of India’s installed generating capacity, while coal-fired power plants represent over 50%, according to a data released end of last year.
The increase in the international prices of imported coal also one of the reasons why the cost of generation has become unviable. The (per) unit rate offered by utilities is lesser than the cost of generation, a power producer commented. Hence power producers are forced to reduce their production.
However, according to an Indonesian coal producer, the market was dull for last few weeks and there is no demand for coal. The Coal prices also stand flat for past few weeks. An Indian state owned utility recently concluded a contract with a trader to buy 240,000 MT of non-coking coal at US$ 90.40/ MT for GCV 6000 kcal/kg on adb basis and 15% TM on a delivered basis. The cargo is expected to be supplied from Indonesia.
Indian supreme court restrictions on iron ore mining, many of the sponge iron units were closed down in south India also contributed for lack of demand for imported coal.
Due to the ill effects of all the above reasons, stocks were piled up in Indian ports. As per one estimate, currently around 7 to 8 Mmt imported coal is being held up in various ports.
Multiple reasons together drive Indian coal imports slow.
"Bankers have become very cautious in extending further facilities, and the units are crippled with a squeeze in their cash cycles. One source mentioned that power industry is no more darling of financial institutions and unless this situation is not corrected it may lead to disaster", said a trader.
However, Indian traders are optimise that, they will return back to market soon, as heavy weight coal consumers are expected to be in the market soon. India's Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) has received offers for 3.35 million tonnes of coal at around $125.00 a tonne CIF from MMTC backed by traders Coal & Oil and traders Gupta Coal, Reuters reported last week. Mahagenco is expected to issue LoI any time this week.
NTPC is expected to be in the market for coal soon either directly or through MMTC and NALCO was already in market for coal.
(TNPL contract qty corrected to 240,000 MT instead of 160,000 MT previously reported - 22/9/2011)
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Tuesday, 20 September 11
MTD INAUGURATES ITS COAL TERMINAL IN JAVA ISLAND
Press Release – MTD Group of Malaysia, one of prominent key players in the development of infrastructure in Malaysia, today inaugurated their ...
Tuesday, 20 September 11
DRY BULK MARKET LOSING ITS EDGE, RETREATING AT THE START OF THE WEEK - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
After a surge during the past couple of weeks, which saw Capesize earnings boosted and the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) reaching levels of year high and c ...
Monday, 19 September 11
CHINA IMPORTS MORE THAN 10 MMT INDO COAL IN AUGUST 2011
COALspot.com - Indonesian coal exports dropped 1.642 million tons in August compared to July exports. Indonesia exports 29.662 million tons of coal ...
Monday, 19 September 11
INDOMOBIL ENTERING INTO COAL MINING BUSINESS
COALspot.Com- PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk, part of, one of Indonesia's largest conglomerates, to enter into mining industry ac ...
Sunday, 18 September 11
THE COAL IMPORTS TO INDIA, OUT OF INDONESIA LIKELY TO PICK UP - CAPT. REDDY
COALspot.com - The freight market continued the upward trend until midweek almost touching 2,000 points, however towards second half of the week the ...
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