We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
Thursday, 15 February 18
INDIA: THERMAL POWER PLANTS UNDER STRESS ON RISING COAL, FREIGHT COSTS - BUSINESS STANDARD
 Coal-based power plants are feeling the heat of spike in thermal grade coal prices and railway freight costs.
Prices of thermal grade coal since the last notification by Coal India on January 9 this year have moved up by 15-18 per cent. This apart, the levy of evacuation charge of Rs 50 per tonne is estimated to increase the cost of generation for coal-based power plants by 13-15 paise per unit.
Also, the Ministry of Railways through a notification on January 9 this year has rationalized the freight rates for coal transportation and withdrawing the levy of busy season surcharge (15 per cent) and development surcharge (five per cent) on coal transportation. The busy season surcharge is levied from April to June and October to March in a financial year. On an annual basis, the freight rates have been revised by 3.4-3.6 per cent across various distance slabs. According to a report by Icra, the impact of this freight revision on the cost of generation for thermal plants could be two to four paise per unit depending on the distance of the project from the associated coal mine.
“Thermal power plants are already operating at lower load due to rising demand for renewable power.
The hike in coal and railway freight costs is a blow on the operations of the coal-based units. The plants without long-term PPAs will suffer the most”, said an industry source.
For domestic coal-based IPPs (independent power producers) which have competitively bid based PPAs, the impact on the margins will be dependent on the extent of scalable energy charge component in the tariff structure. For power generating companies and IPPs without long-term PPAs and having exposure to short-term PPAs, the profitability will be negatively impacted with a rise in coal price, given the subdued short-term tariffs with the surplus generation capacity available in the country.
Icra expects a partial pass-through by private IPPs with a competitive bid based PPAs for the balance coal-based generation. Under these assumptions, the cost of power procurement for discoms at an all India level is estimated to increase by about nine paise per unit.
Assuming the average AT&C (aggregate technical & commercial) loss level at around 23 per cent in the country, the impact of the revision in coal prices and railway freight on cost of power supply per unit sold and retail tariffs (assuming full pass through by state regulators) is estimated at around 14 paisa per unit or 2.3 per cent tariff hike. However, the state-wise extent of an increase in the cost of power supply and hence, in retail tariff for a distribution utility would be dependent upon the mix of coal-based generation in its overall power procurement, the Icra report stated.
Cost of thermal power generation is likely to witness upward pressure due to Capex (Capital expenditure) requirement for complying with the revised environment norms, operating cost associated with the same as well as the cost of ensuring flexibility in operations with rising share of renewables.
Source: Business Standard
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Thursday, 08 March 18
AVERAGE U.S. COAL MINING PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES AS PRODUCTION FALLS - EIA
Coal mining productivity in the United States increased 26% over the past five years, reaching 6.8 tons per miner hour in 2017, up from 5.4 tons pe ...
Wednesday, 07 March 18
WHEN AN IRRESISTIBLE FORCE MEETS AN IMMOVABLE OBJECT - GARD
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Negotiable bills of lading are fundamental to trade. As documents of title, they are essential to the sale and carriage o ...
Wednesday, 07 March 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GIANNIS ANDRITSOPOULOS
The comparably small upside Handysize asset values have noted compared to other sizes since the historical lows of the dry bulk market in combinati ...
Tuesday, 06 March 18
FOREIGN INVESTORS ALLOWED TO BID FOR BIG MINING CONCESSIONS - THE JAKARTA POST
The government has allowed foreign investors to bid for mining concessions with a total area of more than 500 hectares, while smaller areas will be ...
Tuesday, 06 March 18
LNG VESSELS HAVE EMERGED AS THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT FOR THE WATERWAY - GERRY LATHROP
The day was July 25th 2016, a partly cloudy day on the Panama canal, and to most people a rather innocuous day without any real merit, however in s ...
|
|
|
Showing 1786 to 1790 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Australian Coal Association
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- White Energy Company Limited
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
|
| |
| |
|
