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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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Monday, 21 October 19
COAL TO PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN SOUTH AFRICA POWER MIX - MINISTER, REUTERS REPORTED
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Monday, 21 October 19
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Friday, 18 October 19
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Friday, 18 October 19
SINGAPORE'S APEX TO LAUNCH LOW-SULFUR FUEL OIL CONTRACT AHEAD OF NEW SHIPPING RULES - REUTERS
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- Central Electricity Authority - India
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- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
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- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
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- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
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- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
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- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- PTC India Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
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- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
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- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
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- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- White Energy Company Limited
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
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