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Friday, 28 June 24
INDIAN POWER STATIONS STOCKED WITH BUMPER COAL SUPPLY AS TRANSPORT WOES EASE - BUSINESS STANDARD
Even as power demand has touched a historic high of 250 gigawatts (Gw) amid sweltering heat this June, India’s power stations are stocked with bumper supply of coal — 25 per cent higher than last year and a massive 71 per cent more than in 2022, when the sector faced a domestic coal shortage. The national average coal stock with thermal power units stands at a comfortable 16 days at present.
While the domestic production of coal during these summer months has grown 8-10 per cent over last year, easing of transportation bottlenecks has been the real catalyst of change. Imported coal currently accounts for 9-10 per cent of the total national coal stock.
According to senior coal ministry officials, the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), finally operationalised in October 2023, is among the major drivers of improved coal supply. “The rake movement on the EDFC route has become three times faster. The congestion that originated from Mughalsarai-Sonnagar and continued till Delhi-Punjab has eased significantly because of EDFC,” said a senior official.
The average coal stock position at the 20 thermal power plants that fall in or around the EDFC route is 25 days. Some of them have as high as 36 days of stock, according to railways data.
The 1,300-km EDFC, which was operational in parts, has been seamlessly connected between Ludhiana in Punjab and Sonnagar in Bihar. While the corridor does not connect directly to the coal-rich areas, it allows the Indian Railways to ensure smooth movement on its mixed-use tracks for passenger and other freight services by shifting the coal traffic on EDFC lines.
According to Indian Railways officials, the completion of the EDFC has helped the Railways deliver more coal to power houses in Uttar Pradesh, which typically are among the highest consumers in the country.
The state is currently leading with a demand of 28 Gw, more than even the more industrial states.
In May, coal volumes on Indian Railways rose 9 per cent to 72 million tonnes. The Dhanbad division of the Indian Railways is among those primarily responsible for evacuating coal to power houses falling on the EDFC. Coal loading from the Dhanbad division in 2023-24 was 188 million tonnes. According to an executive, loading increased by 10 per cent in May, when nationwide heat waves caused a surge in demand. So far in 2023-24, the division has loaded 44 million tonnes, which is nearly 6 per cent higher than the previous year.
“On average, DFCC is running 12 long-haul rakes every day. The number goes up to 15+ during peak demand time,” the executive said, adding that 20 long-haul rakes were moved through EDFC on June 24. A long-haul rake can carry double the volumes of a regular rake.
In the coal-bearing states of Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, the Railways and Coal India Ltd (CIL) have increased rail lines to decongest the network and provide seamless transport of coal from the eastern region to other parts of the country. “There were only two railway lines between Bilaspur and Jharsuguda. Now there are four. In Bilaspur, two lines used to cross each other – Howrah-Mumbai and Bilaspur-Katni. So, there we have constructed a ‘rail over rail’ (RoR) system. This has reduced delays on railway crossing,” said an official.
Another decongestion in the coal supply chain is the operationalisation of close to 35 first-mile connectivity (FMC) projects which have mechanised coal loading from the mine to railway siding. Officials said this had brought down the coal loading time to 45 minutes from 3-4 hours earlier.
According to the central government, coastal shipping of coal has also increased. Overall thermal coal volumes (both coastal and imported) for non-major ports have risen 20 per cent in 2024-25 to 9.4 million tonnes, while those for central government-owned ports have fallen 4 per cent to 20 million tonnes.
Source: Business Standard
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Tuesday, 04 August 20
KOEN INVITED BIDS FOR TOTAL 900K MT OF MIN 5600 NCV COAL FOR 3 YEARS
COALspot.com: South Korea’s KOREA SOUTH-EAST POWER CO., LTD. (KOEN) has issued an international tender for 260,000 to 300,000 Tons (MT) min. ...
Tuesday, 04 August 20
THE WORLD’S FLEET OF COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS HAS GOT SMALLER FOR THE FIRST TIME ON RECORD, WITH MORE CAPACITY RETIRED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2020 THAN THE AMOUNT OPENED - IEA
This is according to the latest Global Coal Plant Tracker (GCPT) results by Global Energy Monitor (GEM), which we completed last month and report f ...
Monday, 03 August 20
U.S. COAL CONSUMPTION, WHICH HAS DECLINED SINCE ITS 2007 PEAK, FELL TO ITS LOWEST POINT IN APRIL 2020 - EIA
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) most recent Monthly Energy Review, the United States consumed 6.5 quadrillion ...
Monday, 03 August 20
LOW OIL PRICE AND CORONA VIRUS HIT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA OIL PRODUCERS - FITCH RATINGS
The collapse in oil prices and the coronavirus shock is worsening the fiscal and external balances of sub-Saharan African oil producers, Fitch Rati ...
Saturday, 01 August 20
SHIP SHAPE - OUCH: FIS
Thursday afternoon saw a report that US GDP in Q2 shrank by 32.9%. Now this may have beaten expectations, but it’s a bit like saying that you ...
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