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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, 03 March 20
COAL'S SHARE OF CHINA ENERGY MIX FALLS IN 2019 BUT CONSUMPTION STILL RISING - REUTERS
Coal accounted for 57.7% of China’s primary energy consumption in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday, down 1.5 percentage ...
Monday, 02 March 20
SHIPOWNERS AND OPERATORS COULD FACE DETENTION OF SHIPS FROM 1ST MARCH UNDER IMO RULE - ICS
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Saturday, 29 February 20
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Thursday, 27 February 20
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Wednesday, 26 February 20
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
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- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
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- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- GMR Energy Limited - India
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- PTC India Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- The University of Queensland
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Minerals Council of Australia
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