We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
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
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Wednesday, 01 September 21
KOMIPO TO BUY 1.56 MILLION TONS OF 5600 NAR COAL OF AUSTRALIA OR SOUTH AFRICAN ORIGIN FOR 2022 - 2024
COALspot.com: Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd (KOMIPO) has issued an international tender for total 1,560,000 MT of Bituminous Coal to be used a ...
Wednesday, 01 September 21
MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
As the summer season is coming to an end, the dry bulk market continues to rally. The confidence that the outstanding freight market performance ha ...
Monday, 30 August 21
68% OF U.S. COAL FLEET RETIREMENTS SINCE 2011 WERE PLANTS FUELED BY BITUMINOUS COAL - EIA
In 2011, the United States had 317.6 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired electric generation capacity. About 88.7 GW of that capacity was retired in the d ...
Friday, 27 August 21
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COAL'S MASSIVE RALLY AND NEAR-TERM OUTLOOK - CNBCTV18
Australia’s thermal coal at Newcastle Port, the benchmark for the vast Asian market, has surged over 100 percent this year to trade above $16 ...
Friday, 27 August 21
THE ECONOMICS OF INDONESIA’S DIESEL POWER PLANT TO GAS CONVERSION PLAN ARE PROBLEMATIC - IEEFA
Deploying new small-scale LNG is an uphill battle for PGN
Indonesian gas is currently in a precarious position, where the government needs to ...
|
|
|
Showing 491 to 495 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Australian Coal Association
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Planning Commission, India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
|
| |
| |
|
