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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, 02 February 24
COAL INDIA ACHIEVES NEARLY 80% OF ITS FY24 PRODUCTION TARGET IN TEN MONTHS - CNBCTV18
For the month of January, the company’s production grew by 9.1% from the same period last year to 78.4 Million Tonnes (MT), from 71.9 MT last ...
Thursday, 01 February 24
CHINA'S WIND, SOLAR CAPACITY TO OVERTAKE COAL IN 2024 - INDUSTRY BODY, REUTERS REPORTED
China’s installed wind and solar capacity is expected to overtake coal for the first time this year, according to industry forecasts.
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Thursday, 01 February 24
ANTI-DEDUCTION CLAUSES: CAN A CHARTERER WITHHOLD HIRE WITHOUT AN OWNER'S CONSENT? - SKULD
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Thursday, 01 February 24
INDIA REBUILDS COAL STOCKS TO ENSURE ELECTRIC RELIABILITY - REUTERS
India’s electricity supply is much more comfortable at the start of 2024 than in either 2023 or 2022 as coal production has ramped up and the ...
Wednesday, 31 January 24
CHINA'S INNER MONGOLIA COAL OUTPUT HIT 1.21B TONS IN 2023 - XINHUA
North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region churned out 1.21 billion tons of coal in 2023 as it strives to guarantee the country’s e ...
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- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- PTC India Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Australian Coal Association
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
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- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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- Aditya Birla Group - India
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- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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