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Thursday, 15 February 18
INDIA: THERMAL POWER PLANTS UNDER STRESS ON RISING COAL, FREIGHT COSTS - BUSINESS STANDARD
 Coal-based power plants are feeling the heat of spike in thermal grade coal prices and railway freight costs.
Prices of thermal grade coal since the last notification by Coal India on January 9 this year have moved up by 15-18 per cent. This apart, the levy of evacuation charge of Rs 50 per tonne is estimated to increase the cost of generation for coal-based power plants by 13-15 paise per unit.
Also, the Ministry of Railways through a notification on January 9 this year has rationalized the freight rates for coal transportation and withdrawing the levy of busy season surcharge (15 per cent) and development surcharge (five per cent) on coal transportation. The busy season surcharge is levied from April to June and October to March in a financial year. On an annual basis, the freight rates have been revised by 3.4-3.6 per cent across various distance slabs. According to a report by Icra, the impact of this freight revision on the cost of generation for thermal plants could be two to four paise per unit depending on the distance of the project from the associated coal mine.
“Thermal power plants are already operating at lower load due to rising demand for renewable power.
The hike in coal and railway freight costs is a blow on the operations of the coal-based units. The plants without long-term PPAs will suffer the most”, said an industry source.
For domestic coal-based IPPs (independent power producers) which have competitively bid based PPAs, the impact on the margins will be dependent on the extent of scalable energy charge component in the tariff structure. For power generating companies and IPPs without long-term PPAs and having exposure to short-term PPAs, the profitability will be negatively impacted with a rise in coal price, given the subdued short-term tariffs with the surplus generation capacity available in the country.
Icra expects a partial pass-through by private IPPs with a competitive bid based PPAs for the balance coal-based generation. Under these assumptions, the cost of power procurement for discoms at an all India level is estimated to increase by about nine paise per unit.
Assuming the average AT&C (aggregate technical & commercial) loss level at around 23 per cent in the country, the impact of the revision in coal prices and railway freight on cost of power supply per unit sold and retail tariffs (assuming full pass through by state regulators) is estimated at around 14 paisa per unit or 2.3 per cent tariff hike. However, the state-wise extent of an increase in the cost of power supply and hence, in retail tariff for a distribution utility would be dependent upon the mix of coal-based generation in its overall power procurement, the Icra report stated.
Cost of thermal power generation is likely to witness upward pressure due to Capex (Capital expenditure) requirement for complying with the revised environment norms, operating cost associated with the same as well as the cost of ensuring flexibility in operations with rising share of renewables.
Source: Business Standard
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Wednesday, 21 February 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - KONSTANTINOS KONTOMICHIS
2017 proved to be a relatively good year with positive margins for the Dry Bulk market. Especially during the last quarter of the year everyone can ...
Tuesday, 20 February 18
INDIA: COAL IMPORT RISES BY 12 PER CENT TO 18 MILLION TONNES IN JANUARY - PTI
The country’s coal import increased by 12.4 per cent to 18.49 million tonnes (MT) in January, against 16.
44 MT in the same month of the ...
Monday, 19 February 18
JOINT INSURANCE - WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? - SKULD
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It is neither controversial nor new to say that co-assureds under a joint insurance policy cannot claim against each othe ...
Friday, 16 February 18
U.S. WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT DOWN 4.5 PER CENT WEEK OVER WEEK, EIA DATA SHOWS
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.2 million short tons ...
Wednesday, 14 February 18
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF? - IEA
This month’s OMR is abbreviated to allow time for us to complete our annual five-year outlook that will be published in our report Oil 2018 o ...
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- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- The University of Queensland
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
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