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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, 09 October 17
INDIA'S COAL IMPORTS UP 10% IN SEPT AS POWER PLANTS FACE FUEL SHORTAGE - PTI
Coal imports rose by 9.5 per cent to 18.33 million tonnes (MT) in September, after having registered year-on-year decline for five months in a row, ...
Friday, 06 October 17
U.S. WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT HAS REBOUNDED AFTER DECLINING 5 WEEKS IN A ROW
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Wednesday, 04 October 17
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE ILIOPOULOS
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Tuesday, 03 October 17
VIETNAM'S COAL-FIRED THERMAL POWER DEPENDENT ON CHINA - VIETNAMNET BRIDGE
A report from the Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) showed that, as of the end of last year, of 27 coal-fired thermopower plants, 1 ...
Tuesday, 03 October 17
RIO TINTO COMPLETES FIRST FULLY AUTONOMOUS RAIL JOURNEY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Rio Tinto has successfully completed the first fully autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia ...
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- The University of Queensland
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- PTC India Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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