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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, 14 August 17
IN A PARIS AGREEMENT WORLD, COAL WILL MEET GROWING ASIAN ENERGY NEEDS - BENJAMIN SPORTON
When providing 41% of the world’s electricity, 85% of global cement, 74% of the world’s steel and 60% of the world’s aluminum, co ...
Friday, 11 August 17
KOMIPO INVITES COAL BIDS FOR BORYEONG POWER PLANT
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Friday, 11 August 17
U.S WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT ALMOST FLAT WEEK OVER WEEK, EIA SAYS
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Thursday, 10 August 17
GLOBAL COAL PRODUCTION FELL SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2016 - IEA
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Thursday, 10 August 17
ANOTHER ACTIVE WEEK FOR THE PANAMAXES WITH INCREASING RATES IN BOTH HEMISPHERES - FEARNLEYS
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Both basins have remained fairly flat, could say slightly to the negative. A quiet start of the week in the Pacific with holidays in Sin ...
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- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
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- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
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- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
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- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
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- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
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- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
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- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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- Anglo American - United Kingdom
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
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- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
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- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
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- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Planning Commission, India
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
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- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
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- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
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- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
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- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
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- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- CNBM International Corporation - China
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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