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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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Wednesday, 12 July 17
COAL HAS CONTINUED A STELLAR RUN OVER THE PAST YEAR GAINING ~10% OVER THE PAST QUARTER AND ~41% OVER THE PAST YEAR - LINOS KOGEVINAS
Having just passed the second quarter of 2017, it is interesting to take a look at the performance of the commodity market and how certain commodit ...
Monday, 10 July 17
A ROLLERCOASTER YEAR FOR COAL PRICES; ICPR ROSE 4.62% M/M
COALspot.com: Indonesian coal benchmark price rose 4.62% in July, government data showed.
The benchmark price of Indonesian thermal c ...
Monday, 10 July 17
THE FREIGHT MARKET WAS SHOWS A NEGATIVE TREND WEEK OVER WEEK
COALspot.com: The Freight market decline this past week compared to the previous week, as BDI and Cape indexes show a negative trend week over week ...
Friday, 07 July 17
SHOULD WE BE AVOIDING GENERAL AVERAGE? - ALEX KEMP
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Calls for general average to be abolished are nearly as old as the regime itself. A representative of Lloyd’s atten ...
Friday, 07 July 17
EIA ESTIMATES SHOW U.S WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION UP 1.7 PERCENT
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.9 million short tonn ...
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
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- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
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- Bhatia International Limited - India
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- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Planning Commission, India
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- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
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- Independent Power Producers Association of India
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
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- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
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- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
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- The University of Queensland
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
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- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
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- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
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