NTPC’s coal imports above target in December
13 Jan 2015
January 13: Imports of steam coal by National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) during December 2014 stood at 1,699,000 tons (revised by CEA), which was about 123% of the month’s target of 1,383,000 tons, as per provisional data of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) available with ICMW.
However, on a month-on-basis, December imports rose by 24.56% against November’s figure of 1,364,000 tons.
On the other hand, imports in December 2013 stood at 771,000 tons.
During the first nine months (April-December) of 2014-15, total coal imports by NTPC stood at 10,866,000 tons whereas the figure stood at 8,313,000 tons during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
The following chart provides the monthly break-up of coal imports by NTPC in 2014-15, 2013-14 and 2012-13 (provisional and in ‘000 tons):
Month |
Coal Receipt 2014-15 |
Target 2014-15 |
Coal Receipt 2013-14 |
Target 2013-14 |
Coal Receipt 2012-13 |
April |
1,351 |
1,383 |
437 |
1,383 |
714 |
May |
1,193 |
1,383 |
1,381 |
1,383 |
895 |
June |
1,021 |
1,383 |
1,999 |
1,383 |
929 |
July |
921 |
1,383 |
1,779 |
1,383 |
892 |
August |
879 |
1,383 |
1,290 |
1,383 |
269 |
September |
823 |
1,383 |
454 |
1,383 |
52 |
October |
1,615 |
1,383 |
254 |
1,383 |
742 |
November |
1,364 |
1,383 |
166 |
1,383 |
810 |
December |
1699 |
1,383 |
771 |
1,383 |
1,142 |
January |
|
|
762 |
1,383 |
1,011 |
February |
|
|
516 |
1,383 |
635 |
March |
|
|
840 |
1,383 |
285 |
Total (April-Dec |
10,866 |
12,450 |
8,313 |
12,450 |
6,445 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
10,866 |
16,600 |
10,557 |
16,600 |
9,064 |
# Figures are provisional and final figures may not tally due to the revisions in figures made by CEA.