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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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- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
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