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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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Thursday, 24 May 18
SUPRAS FIXING AROUND USD 15000 FOR INDO TO CHINA COAL TRIPS - FEARNLEYS
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Thursday, 24 May 18
FITCH: FALLING COAL INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT ASIAN PRICES
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Thursday, 24 May 18
BEIJING ORDERS UTILITIES, MINERS TO HELP COOL RED-HOT COAL MARKET: SOURCES - REUTERS
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Wednesday, 23 May 18
TANKER MARKET INSIGHT - TIMOS PAPADIMITRIOU
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Friday, 18 May 18
AFTER COAL, INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT PUSHES DMO ON GAS FOR ELECTRICITY
After introducing its domestic market obligation (DMO) policy for coal on March 12, the government is going forward with its plan to introduce a DM ...
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- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
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- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- The University of Queensland
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- PTC India Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
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