In this issue

Coronavirus: How deep is the shock?
A detailed look at the impact of Coronavirus outbreak that is disrupting commodity movement and energy demand

Also read:
• Global rating agency Moody's impact analysis of pandemic
• India's power distribution sector needs further reform: IEEFA
• Oil price drop threatens global thermal generation
• ArcelorMittal calls for carbon tax law on EU imports
• Coal India floats tender for Dankuni methanol project

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Global lockdown: Economies under siege

Since we talked about coronavirus epidemic in our February cover story, the outbreak has turned into a global pandemic over the past 30 days, pushing the world in an unprecedented period of crisis and uncertainty.

10+ mins

Coronavirus an unprecedented shock to global economy: Moody's

Sees India GDP growing 2.5% in 2020

5 mins

Parliament passes law to open coal sector for commercial mining

Parliament has passed The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for amendments in Mines & Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 and The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015.

4 mins

India's January coal imports down 12% y-o-y

Coal and coke imports in January 2020 are down 11.76 percent compared to January 2019, according vessels’ positions and data received various sources. Imports in January 2020 was 18.67 million tons compared to 21.15 mt in January 2019.

1 min

Renewable to make investment in coal uncompetitive: Report

Several governments around the world continue to incentivise and underwrite new coal power because market regulations put coal at an economic advantage. In some regulated and semi-regulated markets they also allow the high cost of coal to be passed on to consumers through bills, or they use taxpayers’ money to subsidise coal operators so they can sell power for less than it costs to produce.

4 mins

India's Power Distribution Sector Needs Further Reform: IEEFA

The crippled power distribution sector must be made profitable: IEEFA

8 mins

Power sector revives but to stay muted in FY21

Early signs in 2020 indicates revival in the power sector with base and peak power demand increasing in January by 3.6 percent and 5.3 percent on year, respectively, largely due to a revival in the industrial activity and slowdown in renewable generation.

5 mins

Coal India floats tender for Dankuni methanol project

Coal India seeks inputs from various experienced players and stakeholders in the industry like technology suppliers, contractors and other consultants experienced in construction or operation of chemical plants, oil marketing companies in lndia for the project to be set up under Built Own Operate basis.

5 mins

ArcelorMittal calls for carbon tax law on EU imports

Currently within the EU, energy-intensive industries including steel producers, pay a carbon cost under the EU Emissions Trading System. But this does not apply to steel producers from markets outside the EU who can sell steel with comparable or often significantly higher, carbon emissions, at a lower price.

4 mins

“Government's focus on raising coal production calls for requirement of major mining equipment”.

Tata Hitachi, a joint venture between Tata Motors and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. is a market leader in excavators in India. With government focusing on opening up coal mining to merchant and foreign miners and increasing coal production by multifold, Tata Hitachi expects upsizing of equipment and latest technology. Yet, mega mining, which allows for long term large scale mining, is also yet to arrive in India in a big way. Also, government procurement of mining equipment has to upgrade to merit-based equipment selection, Hemant Mathur- Assistant VP, Sales and Marketing, Tata Hitachi tells Ritwik Sinha of CoalInsights.

4 mins

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