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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, 29 December 18
DELIVERY OF CARGO WITHOUT PRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL BILL OF LADING - TT CLUB
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Tuesday, 25 December 18
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
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- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Central Electricity Authority - India
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Australian Coal Association
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Planning Commission, India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- PTC India Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- White Energy Company Limited
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
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- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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