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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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Monday, 06 November 17
THE THERMAL COAL MARKET CAME UNDER SOME PRESSURE AS THE OUTLOOK FOR DEMAND WEAKENED - DANIEL HYNES
Commodities were mixed as investors grappled with a revised tax plan in the US amid a rising USD said Daniel Hynes in his linked in post.
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Monday, 06 November 17
THE FREIGHT MARKET WAS CONTINUED TO SOFTEN THIS PAST WEEK; BCI DOWN 184 POINT WEEK OVER WEEK
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Friday, 03 November 17
U.S. COAL PRODUCTION FELL WEEK-OVER-WEEK, EIA
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Wednesday, 01 November 17
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - KONSTANTINOS KONTOMICHIS
As it was expected, the strong dry bulk freight market of the past couple of months has inspired similar activity in the second-hand market. Noneth ...
Tuesday, 31 October 17
BALTIC DRY INDEX TAKES A BREAK FROM ITS UPWARD RALLY COURSE - GEORGE LAZARIDIS
It has been a week of corrections for the dry bulk freight market as it seems as the general Baltic Dry Index takes a break from its upward rally c ...
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- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- White Energy Company Limited
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
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- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
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- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
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- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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