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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, 22 December 17
COAL INDIA BOARD CLEARS THE WAY FOR SCHEME FOR HARNESSING AND ALLOCATING KOYALA (COAL) TRANSPARENTLY IN INDIA - PIB
The Coal India Limited (CIL) Board cleared the decks for signing of Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA), for supply of coal.
According to Press Inform ...
Friday, 22 December 17
WILL THE DRY BULK INDUSTRY BECOME PROFITABLE IN 2018? - PETER SAND, BIMCO
As the dry bulk fleet is already expected to grow at a pace that matches demand growth expected in 2019, focus must be on improving the fundamental ...
Friday, 22 December 17
ESTIMATED U.S. WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT SLIPS SLIGHTLY - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.2 million short tons ...
Thursday, 21 December 17
COAL CONSUMPTION DROPS AS GAS AND RENEWABLES CHEW INTO TRADITIONAL MARKETS - BABS MCHUGH
"The share of coal in the global energy mix is forecast to decline from 27 per cent last year to 26 per cent in 2022"
Global demand ...
Thursday, 21 December 17
FUEL SHORTAGE TRIGGERS JUMP IN COAL PRICES - CHINA DAILY
China’s thermal coal prices jumped recently as natural gas shortages across the north spurred an unexpected resurgence in demand for coal-fir ...
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PTC India Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- The University of Queensland
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Australian Coal Association
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