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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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Friday, 02 August 24
COAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS: FALLING PRICES AMID RECORD-HIGH OUTPUT - WORLD BANK
Coal prices inched up in May (m/m) following an 8 percent decline in 2024Q1. The Australian and South African benchmarks have plummeted more ...
Friday, 26 July 24
FUELEU MARITME IS COMING. IS YOUR CHARTERPARTY READY? - GARD
With less than six months to implementation of FuelEU Maritime in EU and EEA trades, there has been little published advice regarding how to alloca ...
Thursday, 04 July 24
INDIA'S COAL PRODUCTION RISES 14% IN JUNE - PTI
The country’s coal production rose by 14.49% to 84.63 million tonne (MT) in June. The country’s coal output was 73.92 MT in June last f ...
Tuesday, 02 July 24
NTPC CAPTIVE COAL OUTPUT GROWS 15% IN Q1; DESPATCH RISES 17%
State-owned NTPC on Monday reported a 15 per cent year-on-year increase in the production of coal from captives mines to 9.862 metric million tonne ...
Friday, 28 June 24
KOSPO INVITED BIDS FOR 400,000 MT OF MINIMUM 4000 NCV COAL FOR FIVE YEARS
Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. (KOSPO), is inviting bids for total 400,000 MT of Low Calorific Value Coal for 5 years starting from July 2024 until ...
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- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- VISA Power Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- The University of Queensland
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- CNBM International Corporation - China
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