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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, 04 August 17
IMPORTED COAL CONTINUES TO BE A COMPETITIVE, SAFE AND RELIABLE ENERGY SOURCE FOR GERMANY - VDKI
COALspot.com: Worldwide hard coal production in 2016 declined by 3.8% to 6.7 billion tonnes.
According to the Germany Coal Importers Associati ...
Thursday, 03 August 17
SUPRAMAX: INDO TO CHINA COAL ROUNDS ARE GETTING FIXED AROUND MID $8000 - FEARNLEYS
In the Pacific rates have remained weak and under pressure this week with most routes softening.
Indo/China coal rounds are getting fixed arou ...
Thursday, 03 August 17
BUMI RESOURCES COAL SALES RELATIVELY FLAT AT 41.5 MILLION TONS IN 1H' 17; REPORTS US$162.3 MILLION PROFIT IN FIRST SEMESTER
COALspot.com: The BUMI Resources, Indonesia’s one of the largest coal producer, has reported a net income of $162.3 million in 1H’ 17 c ...
Wednesday, 02 August 17
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GIANNIS ANDRITSOPOULOS
During the duration of the first half of the year, the dry bulk market saw intense buying interest that boosted SnP prices significantly. We saw a ...
Monday, 31 July 17
KOMIPO INVITES BIDS FOR 750K MT OF 5,700 KCAL/KG NAR COAL
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued a new tender for 750,000 Metric Tons of Bituminous coal for its B ...
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
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- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
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- Australian Coal Association
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Latin American Coal - Colombia
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- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
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- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
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- MS Steel International - UAE
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
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