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NTPC’s coal imports fall nearly 44.05% in Oct m-o-m

November 19: The import of steam coal by the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC), in October fell sharply by 44.05% compared with its import in September.

The imports in October fell to 254,000 tons from 454,000 tons imported in September,
according to the provisional data of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) available with ICMW.

The imports by NTPC, however, were only 18.36% of the target of 1,383,000 tons set for the month set by CEA.

The imports in October were also down considerably compared to 742,000 tons imported in October 2012.

During the first seven months (April-October) of 2013-14, coal imports by NTPC increased 65.21% to 7.423 mt from 4.493 mt during the corresponding period of 2012-13

The following chart provides the monthly break-up of coal imports by NTPC in 2013-14 and 2012-13 (provisional and in ‘000 tons):

 
# Figure for Apr-Oct may not tally due to revision in previous months’ figures by CEA.