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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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Wednesday, 12 September 18
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Wednesday, 05 September 18
ASIAN DEMAND COULD CREATE DEFICIT IN GLOBAL LNG MARKET - FITCH RATINGS
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- Indika Energy - Indonesia
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- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- PTC India Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
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- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
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- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- The University of Queensland
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
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- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
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- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Australian Coal Association
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bhatia International Limited - India
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