Commodity Market Report
India coal short-term outlook September 2020: India on path of recovery
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Report summary
After reopening of economic activities post lockdown, India is set on the path to recovery, though the pandemic continues. Coal fired generation and steel production has improved considerably during Q3 2020 compared to Q2. With most of the economic activities resumed now, we are optimistic about India’s further recovery. Thermal and metallurgical coal imports are expected to ramp up next year, but we forecast these will be below 2019 levels. We expect stable power and steel demand in Q4 2020, with the government recently announcing some measures to boost demand in the short term. In this report, we look at the outlook for thermal and metallurgical coal in the short term.
Table of contents
- Domestic spot prices recovering with gradual pick up in demand but remained subdued compared to last year
- Recovery in thermal coal demand despite continuing pandemic
- and growth in steel production is driving metallurgical coal demand too.
- Domestic production recovering albeit stocks levels remain high
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CIL performance in the spot marketCFR India prices of imported coalKey thermal prices: history/forecast, nominal US$/t
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Key met prices: history/ forecast, nominal US$/tMonthly coal-fired generationDomestic coal stocks at power plantsMonthly hot metal and steel productionImported coal stocks at power plantsCIL raw coal productionCIL coal despatchesSeaborne thermal imports by origin
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