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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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- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
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- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
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- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
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- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
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- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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