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22 Apr 2016
Steam coal imports by power utility Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation Corporation (TANGEDCO) in March 2016 stood at 525,000 tons against 437,000 tons in February 2016, up 20.14% month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
The imports in March 2016 were, however, 126% of the target of 417,000 tons set for the month.
Imports of the fuel by the utility in the full fiscal of 2015-16 were down by 26% at 5,710,000 tons (mt) against 7,715,000 tons imported in 2014-15, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
However, the materialisation for the entire fiscal of 2015-16, was 114% of the target of 5,000,000 tons (5 mt) set for the year.
The following chart provides the monthly break-up of coal imports by TNEB in 2015-16, 2014-15 and 2013-14 (provisional and in ‘000 tons):
|
Month |
Coal Receipt 2015-16 |
Target 2015-16 |
Coal Receipt 2014-15 |
Target 2014-15 |
Coal Receipt 2013-14 |
|
April |
1,056 |
417 |
671 |
375 |
308 |
|
May |
363 |
417 |
760 |
375 |
591 |
|
June |
105 |
417 |
763 |
375 |
507 |
|
July |
744 |
417 |
733 |
375 |
277 |
|
August |
515 |
417 |
446 |
375 |
549 |
|
September |
521 |
417 |
668 |
375 |
403 |
|
October |
146 |
417 |
763 |
375 |
528 |
|
November |
249 |
417 |
839 |
375 |
380 |
|
December |
539 |
417 |
793 |
375 |
563 |
|
January |
510 |
417 |
476 |
375 |
481 |
|
February |
437 |
417 |
347 |
375 |
526 |
|
March |
525 |
417 |
430 |
375 |
629 |
|
Total (Apr-March**) |
5,710 |
5,004 |
7,689 |
4,500 |
5,742 |