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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, 26 November 18
SUPRAMAX: THE ASIAN MARKET STALLED THIS WEEK WITH A BUILD-UP OF TONNAGE - BALTIC BRIEFING
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Friday, 23 November 18
GOLDEN ENERGY'S POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF STANMORE CREDIT POSITIVE - FITCH RATINGS
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Friday, 23 November 18
ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR REVISION OF DMO SCHEME FOR COAL - JP
The Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) has called on the government to revise the domestic market obligation (DMO) scheme for coal, which re ...
Friday, 23 November 18
INDONESIA'S REVENUES FROM MINERAL AND COAL INCREASE TO US$ 2.858 BILLION - ANTARA
Indonesia`s non-tax state revenues from the mineral and coal sub-sector reached Rp 41.77 trillion (approximately US$ 2.858 Billion) as of Nov 16, 2 ...
Thursday, 22 November 18
SHUT OUT OF CHINA, U.S. COAL EXPORTERS FIND FAVOUR IN INDIA, FOR NOW - REUTERS
U.S. coal exporters have effectively lost a promising market in China since the imposition of tariffs as part of the ongoing trade dispute, but so ...
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- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
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- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- The University of Queensland
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- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
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- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- GMR Energy Limited - India
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
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- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
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- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
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