This week (May 7 -5 13), South China, Guangzhou port coal prices rise, coal prices rose nearly two months of the Hong Kong situation obvious.
The end of April, the country wide range of "power shortage" have become more obvious, Guangdong Province, "summer peaks," the power shortage has been ahead of the arrival time, the maximum load during the year the province is expected to more than 400 million kwh. As of May 6, the Guangdong Power Group power plant coal inventory weekly chain fell 8.1% to 85.1 million tons. In response to strong electricity shortage is expected, the major cities in Guangdong have already started plans for peak load shifting.
Coal demand has risen by port coal stockpiles decline and other factors, the Guangzhou port coal prices continue to grow. As of May 13, Guangzhou Port coal stockpiles dropped 9.25% week of the chain to 2.276 million tons; Guangzhou Port 5000 kcal heat large mixing coal prices ring up 10 or 1.18% to 855 yuan / ton, 5,500 kcal excellent heat coal prices remain mixed last week, 955 yuan / ton unchanged. Ningbo port to another port unload coal prices continue steady, Ningbo, Hong Kong 6000 kcal coal prices of God central block is 1150 yuan / ton, 5000,5500 kcal Mo coal maintained at 850 yuan / ton and 930 yuan / ton price level .
Domestic coal shipping market started to recover, bringing the end of the main coal port channel maintenance of the recovery of coal stocks, coal transportation port of booming demand and supply picture will appear in the main coal enterprises to increase the response to "summer peaks," and around the electricity shortage coal storage operation, the port needs to increase coal and coal freight began to rise. As of May 11, the Bohai Rim Region to Shanghai, Zhangjiagang, Guangzhou Port direction of coal freight prices of 50 yuan / ton, 53 yuan / ton and 82 yuan / ton.
Local media reports, the five power generation groups affected by the EVA evaluation has started to strictly control the behavior of coal power plants to buy the market, which may further lead to the spread of electricity shortage. (Who wave)