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Thursday, 07 May 20
INDIA: GOVT TO DO AWAY WITH MANDATORY WASHING OF COAL FOR THERMAL POWER UNITS - BUSINESS STANDARD
 The Centre is planning to do away with the mandatory requirement of washing of coal before it is transported to thermal power stations. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in a discussion note, suggested that coal washing should be done away with, as it does not bring down the ash content in coal.
In 2014, as part of its climate change commitments, the government had made coal washing mandatory for supply to all thermal units beyond 500 kms from the coal mine. This was done in line with India’s stand in climate change negotiations – not to reduce coal consumption and rather focus on emission control.
MoEFCC, in its guidelines issued the same year, said, “Power stations located between 500-750, 750-1000 km would be supplied coal with ash content not exceeding 34 per cent on quarterly average basis from January 01, 2016.” It, therefore, directed the coal companies to supply washed/blended or beneficiated coal.
The environment ministry now in its latest note has said, “In the overall scheme of coal, mine, washery and power plant, the extent of ash content in mined coal remains the same”. Business Standard has reviewed the note. According to industry calculations, coal washing improves the quality of coal by reducing the ash content to 33 per cent from an earlier 40-45 on an average for Indian coal.
The note has been prepared in consultation with the ministry of coal, power and Niti Ayog. Agreeing that coal washing does not help reduce emissions, the power ministry said that “coal rejects from washery find their way into the market for use by industries and create pollution”. Coal ministry said washing of coal is unable to meet its intended objective as “it merely localises the pollution around coal mines which otherwise would have been distributed over larger areas”.
The Union power ministry has also pointed out that the process of coal washing is cumbersome and costly. It also said “washing leads to reduction in the calorific value of the coal as well”.
The power ministry has instead batted for pollution control technologies at power generation units. Under the guidelines of the Central Pollution Control Board, plants with close to 50 gigawatt of thermal power capacity need to install emission control systems. As most of the privately owned generating stations missed the deadline of 2017, the new deadline is between 2019-2022.
Senior power sector executives said that emission control technologies, such as FGD, installed by power stations and coal washing are not the same and have different purposes. “Most thermal stations do not get washed coal despite being made to pay a higher price. Also, FGD technology is costlier than a coal washery,” said the executive.
The ministry of coal in the note, however, claimed Coal India and its subsidiaries have improved supply considerably in terms of size, quality and extraneous material over the years. This, it said, would considerably reduce wear and tear of all related equipment.
A senior executive at NTPC, India’s largest power generator, said their units get coal with ash content ranging from 30-40 per cent from Coal India.
In its comment to the note, the coal ministry also said it would be beneficial to use raw coal instead of washed coal. “With the use of supercritical technology in power plants, technological improvement to arrest emissions, unwashed coal can be used efficiently and economically using washed coal which makes power generation costlier,” said the ministry of coal.
The MoEFFC has asked Niti Ayog and TERI to jointly prepare a policy report on the proposal.
In 2017, Coal India’s ‘Vision 2030’ report which analysed long-term trends in the coal sector, said it will undertake coal washing capacity under public-private partnership (PPP) mode. However, of the 18 coal washeries planned by Coal India under PPP only two have come up after a decade of launching tenders for the same.
Source: Business Standard
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Wednesday, 12 June 24
CHINA ACCOUNTS FOR 16.3% OF AUSTRALIA'S COAL EXPORTS, FOLLOWED BY INDIA 14.4% - BANCHERO COSTA
Global coal trade has really picked up pace in recent months, and is now fully back to pre-Covid levels says Banchero Costa in its latest report.
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Wednesday, 12 June 24
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Monday, 10 June 24
CHINA'S MAY COAL IMPORTS RISE 11% ON LOWER DOMESTIC OUTPUT - REUTERS
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Tuesday, 04 June 24
HOW DO WESTERN SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA IMPACT THE GLOBAL METALS, MINING AND COAL MARKETS - WOOD MACKENZIE
The geopolitical landscape for Russia, as a major supplier of various commodities, has undergone a dramatic transformation since the invasion of Uk ...
Friday, 22 March 24
CASE STUDY: DANGERS OF COAL CARGO - SKULD
Recently, a bulk cargo vessel carrying coal from South Africa to Singapore suffered a fatal accident, resulting in the deaths of three crew members ...
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- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Planning Commission, India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Australian Coal Association
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- The University of Queensland
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- PTC India Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
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