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30 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 30: Imports of steam coal by power utility Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) in November stood at a mere 4,000 tons compared 78,000 tons in October 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
The actual import in November was only 5% of the target of 83,000 tons.
The imports of steam coal by KPCL during the first eight months (April-November) of 2015-16 stood at only 265,000 tons, down 67% compared with 810,000 tons imported during the same period of 2014-15.
The import target for the utility for the first eight months of 2015-16 was 667,000 tons.
The original import target for the year was 2.0 mt, but it was revised to 1.0 mt in July following increased availability of domestic coal.
The following chart provides the monthly break-up of coal imports by KPCL 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 |
0 |
167 |
187 |
142 |
95 |
|
May |
0 |
167 |
127 |
142 |
101 |
|
June |
0 |
167 |
139 |
142 |
103 |
|
July |
77 |
83 |
106 |
142 |
152 |
|
August |
51 |
83 |
58 |
142 |
60 |
|
September |
55 |
83 |
110 |
142 |
NIL |
|
October |
78 |
83 |
44 |
142 |
112 |
|
November |
0.04 |
83 |
39 |
142 |
86 |
|
December |
49 |
142 |
87 |
||
|
January |
0 |
142 |
181 |
||
|
February |
100 |
142 |
198 |
||
|
March |
22 |
142 |
213 |
||
|
Total (Apr-Sep) ** |
265 |
667 |
810 |
1136 |
709 |
|
Total (Apr-Mar) |
265 |
667 |
969 |
1,700 |
1,438 |