Commodity Market Report
India coal short-term outlook October 2021: How long will India’s coal crisis continue?
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Report summary
India is facing acute coal crisis led by domestic supply tightness and surging seaborne coal prices. Despite sufficient pit head stocks, inventory levels at power plants are critical. Thermal coal imports are being impacted due to soaring prices, but metallurgical coal imports are steady. Coal demand in Q4 is expected to remain strong, supported by firm outlook for most of the industrial sectors. However, domestic coal supply is going to improve gradually only, while no respite is expected from seaborne coal prices in the near term. Read on to find out more about these issues and our forecast for the Indian coal market.
Table of contents
- Surge in domestic spot premium led by supply tightness and soaring seaborne coal prices
- Firm thermal coal demand outlook supported by revival of economic activity
- Metallurgical coal demand continues to thrive
- Steel capacity additions by major mills
- Supply-demand imbalance to bridge significantly with end of monsoon season
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- CIL performance in the spot market
- CFR India prices of imported coal
- Key thermal coal prices: history/forecast, nominal US$/t
- Key metallurgical coal prices: history/ forecast, nominal US$/t
- Monthly coal-fired generation
- Domestic coal stocks at power plants
- Monthly hot metal and steel production
- Imported coal stocks at power plants
- CIL raw coal production
- CIL coal despatches
- Seaborne thermal imports by origin
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