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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
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Wednesday, 21 February 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - KONSTANTINOS KONTOMICHIS
2017 proved to be a relatively good year with positive margins for the Dry Bulk market. Especially during the last quarter of the year everyone can ...
Tuesday, 20 February 18
INDIA: COAL IMPORT RISES BY 12 PER CENT TO 18 MILLION TONNES IN JANUARY - PTI
The country’s coal import increased by 12.4 per cent to 18.49 million tonnes (MT) in January, against 16.
44 MT in the same month of the ...
Monday, 19 February 18
JOINT INSURANCE - WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? - SKULD
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It is neither controversial nor new to say that co-assureds under a joint insurance policy cannot claim against each othe ...
Friday, 16 February 18
U.S. WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT DOWN 4.5 PER CENT WEEK OVER WEEK, EIA DATA SHOWS
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.2 million short tons ...
Wednesday, 14 February 18
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF? - IEA
This month’s OMR is abbreviated to allow time for us to complete our annual five-year outlook that will be published in our report Oil 2018 o ...
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- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- The University of Queensland
- Australian Coal Association
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
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- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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