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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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Sunday, 14 June 20
INDONESIAN COAL WAS STILL IN DEMAND; A 52,000-DWT SUPRAMAX FIXING DELIVERY CJK FOR A ROUND VOYAGE VIA INDONESIA AT $6,250 - BALTIC BRIEFING
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Friday, 12 June 20
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Friday, 12 June 20
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Friday, 12 June 20
MOODY'S REVISES BRENT OIL PRICE OUTLOOK TO $35/BARREL IN 2020 - TASS
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Thursday, 11 June 20
JAN-MAY, INDONESIA SHIPPED 175.15 MILLION TONS OF COAL TO ITS OVERSEAS BUYERS
Indonesia's coal production for the first 5 months of this year have reached 228 million tons. January – May 2020, Indonesia shipped US$ ...
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Planning Commission, India
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- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
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- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Parliament of New Zealand
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
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- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
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- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
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- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
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- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Australian Coal Association
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
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- PTC India Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Economic Council, Georgia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- MS Steel International - UAE
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
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