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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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Saturday, 11 January 20
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- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- The University of Queensland
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- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
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- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
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- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Australian Coal Association
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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