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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 March 18
SHIPPING INDUSTRY CONFIDENCE HITS FOUR-YEAR HIGH - MOORE STEPHENS
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Friday, 30 March 18
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Friday, 30 March 18
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Wednesday, 28 March 18
THIESS WINS $280M WAHANA EXTENSION
Thiess has been awarded a three-year $280 million contract extension at the Wahana coal mine in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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Wednesday, 28 March 18
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Rio Tinto sold its remaining coal asset Kestrel in Australia to private equity manager EMR Capital and Indonesia’s Adaro Energy Tbk for $2.25 ...
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- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
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- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
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- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- The University of Queensland
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- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
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- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
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- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
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- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
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