We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
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
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Thursday, 21 June 18
CHINESE REDUCED COAL IMPORT RESTRICTIONS - CAIXIN GLOBAL
Caixin Global reported that the Chinese government has reduced restrictions on coal imports at the nation’s major ports in response to concer ...
Thursday, 21 June 18
INDIAN GOVERNMENT ADMITS COAL SHORTAGE, ASKS DISCOMS TO IMPORT - TIMES OF INDIA
Times of India reported that the power ministry has advised all state governments and private power distribution companies to import coal as Coal I ...
Tuesday, 19 June 18
WCA RESPONDS TO BP STATISTICAL REVIEW OF WORLD ENERGY 2018
Responding to BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy 2018, Benjamin Sporton, Chief Executive of the World Coal Association (WCA) said, &ldqu ...
Wednesday, 13 June 18
U.S. COAL PRODUCTION TO DECLINE BY 2% TO 756 MILLION SHORT TONS MMST IN 2018 - EIA
EIA forecasts U.S. coal production to decline by 2% to 756 million short tons (MMst) in 2018.
According to EIA's Short-Term Ener ...
Wednesday, 13 June 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - SOPHIE COTZIAS
2018 marks quite a few milestones for Greek Shipping. No need to detail again the greatness of Greek Shipping or the singular position that Greek s ...
|
|
|
Showing 1696 to 1700 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Australian Coal Association
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Planning Commission, India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
|
| |
| |
|
