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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, 22 March 24
CHINA COAL INDUSTRY GROUP EXPECTS OUTPUT GROWTH TO SLOW IN 2024 - REUTERS
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Monday, 18 March 24
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Wednesday, 06 March 24
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Monday, 04 March 24
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- MS Steel International - UAE
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- Australian Coal Association
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
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- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
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- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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- Planning Commission, India
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Marubeni Corporation - India
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- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
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- VISA Power Limited - India
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- PTC India Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
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- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- White Energy Company Limited
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
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- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
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- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
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- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
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