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June 2009 Newcastle coal volume
ICE Coal Futures volumes experienced big growth in June 2009; an 80 per cent increase on the previous month (Full Article)
June 2009 coal report: power-station coal shipped from Newcastle at $76.75 a ton
The weekly price index for power-station coal shipped from Newcastle advanced 3.3 percent mid-June to $76.75 a ton, the highest in almost four months, according to the globalCOAL NEWC index. Rio Tinto Group, Xstrata Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd. are among mining companies that ship coal through Newcastle. (Full Article)
Month by month black out risk and high-price opportunity: drought adds new factor to NEM supply and demand scenarios
There was the market operations scenarios in a perfect world of maxium water - then there was the additional 'drought factor' which the NEM operatar published a parallel - and very different analyis of supply and demand. (Full Article)
1000MW NEM-wide mid-morning blackouts on 2 July 2009: Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria as on three-unit Bayswater crash
A major power system incident at an electrical switchyard in NSW, resulted in electricity supply interruptions - Macquarie Generation Bayswater units all crashed - across eastern Australia just before midday on 2 July 2009. (Full Article)
High electricity price and blackout events ahead; drought cuts capacity 1,670 MW NEM-wide, in summer 2010-2011
The tables show blackouts and high prices appear ahead in a low-water and high demand summer of 2009/2010, and 2009/201.Operator warns of risks: This table shows capacity reduction caused by water shortage, (full rated generation) and does not include generation over time. (Full Article)