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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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Friday, 30 November 18
GOVT MULLS REQUIRING MINERS TO TURN COAL INTO GAS - THE JAKARTA POST
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Friday, 30 November 18
SUPRAMAX: N. CHINA TO INDIA OR SE ASIA SUPRAS ARE GETTING PAID AROUND US$ 6000 - FEARNLEYS
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Thursday, 29 November 18
NEW IMSBC CODE REQUIREMENTS AIM TO CONTROL LIQUEFACTION OF COAL CARGOES - GARD
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Wednesday, 28 November 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE LAIOS
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Tuesday, 27 November 18
PANAMAX AND SUPRAMAX INDICES WITNESSED A DECLINE OF JUST BELOW 14% IN THEIR MEAN ON A MONTH-ON-MONTH COMPARISON - ALLIED SHIPPING
A month of sharp corrections and great asymmetries for the dry bulk sector, with the overall overview of the market shipping rapidly from a state o ...
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- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Australian Coal Association
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- ASAPP Information Group - India
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