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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, 04 January 18
SUPRAMAX: INDO TO CHINA WERE FIXED AT AROUND $8K DAILY; DOWN AROUND 27% WOW
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Q1 kicked off with an usual standby with all counterparts waiting for the market to take direction. Further holidays in East-Europe adde ...
Wednesday, 03 January 18
KOMIPO TO BUY 130K TONS OF MIN. 5700 NAR COAL FOR FEB 2018 LOADING
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Friday, 29 December 17
PORT OF NEWCASTLE SHIPPED A$ 1.527 BILLION WORTH OF 12.65 MT OF COAL IN NOVEMBER
COALspot.com: The Port of Newcastle, Australia’s major trading ports, and the world’s largest coal export port has shipped $AU 1527.6 M ...
Friday, 29 December 17
U.S WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION SLIGHTLY UP FOR THE WEEK ENDING 23 DEC, SAYS EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.5 million short tons ...
Wednesday, 27 December 17
SULPHUR EMISSIONS: THE OUTSTANDING CHALLENGES - UK P&I CLUB
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been working to reduce the harmful impacts of shipping on the environment.
It adopted Annex ...
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- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Australian Coal Association
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
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- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
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- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
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- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
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- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
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- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
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- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
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- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
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- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
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- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
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- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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