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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, 12 July 17
COAL HAS CONTINUED A STELLAR RUN OVER THE PAST YEAR GAINING ~10% OVER THE PAST QUARTER AND ~41% OVER THE PAST YEAR - LINOS KOGEVINAS
Having just passed the second quarter of 2017, it is interesting to take a look at the performance of the commodity market and how certain commodit ...
Monday, 10 July 17
A ROLLERCOASTER YEAR FOR COAL PRICES; ICPR ROSE 4.62% M/M
COALspot.com: Indonesian coal benchmark price rose 4.62% in July, government data showed.
The benchmark price of Indonesian thermal c ...
Monday, 10 July 17
THE FREIGHT MARKET WAS SHOWS A NEGATIVE TREND WEEK OVER WEEK
COALspot.com: The Freight market decline this past week compared to the previous week, as BDI and Cape indexes show a negative trend week over week ...
Friday, 07 July 17
SHOULD WE BE AVOIDING GENERAL AVERAGE? - ALEX KEMP
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Calls for general average to be abolished are nearly as old as the regime itself. A representative of Lloyd’s atten ...
Friday, 07 July 17
EIA ESTIMATES SHOW U.S WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION UP 1.7 PERCENT
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.9 million short tonn ...
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
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