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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, 28 December 19
SUPRAMAX: A 63,000DWT VESSEL, OPEN CIGADING, FIXED A TRIP VIA INDONESIA, REDELIVERY WEST COAST INDIA, AT $8,500 - BALTIC BRIEFING
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Saturday, 28 December 19
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Friday, 27 December 19
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Wednesday, 25 December 19
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- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- The University of Queensland
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Australian Coal Association
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Bhatia International Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
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