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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, 07 December 16
IT'S BEEN YET ANOTHER TURBULENT COUPLE OF DAYS..... - GEORGE LAZARIDIS
It’s been yet another turbulent couple of days, with a significant number of news headlines shaking up markets.
On Friday we had & ...
Monday, 05 December 16
INDIAN HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION AT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2012, SAYS COMMODORE RESEARCH
According to Commodore Research, the first eleven months of this year have seen India’s overall electricity production total approximately 1. ...
Monday, 05 December 16
THE DECEMBER 2016 HBA HITS TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE MAY 2012
COALspot.com: The Indonesia coal benchmark price hits to its highest level since May 2012. The government declared benchmark prices for Indo ...
Monday, 05 December 16
BALTIC PANAMAX INDEX UP 5.98%; BALTIC CAPE INDEX FELL 2.52% W/W
COALspot.com: The Baltic Exchange, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities rally slightly continues this past week and ending on a s ...
Sunday, 04 December 16
U.S. WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT DECLINED 11.9% W/E 26 NOV; UP 1.4% Y/Y, EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totalled an estimated 15.2 million short ton ...
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- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Australian Coal Association
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
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