No steam coal imported by APGENCO in February
17 Mar 2015
March 17: There were no imports of steam coal by Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO) during February 2015 while the target for the month had stood at 250,000 tons, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
While the target for the month of January 2015 had stood at 250,000 tons, there had been no imports of steam coal by APGENCO in the previous month either.
Total receipts of imported coal by APGENCO during the first 11 months of 2014-15 stood at 1,507,000 tons, up 14% compared to 1,322,000 tons received during the corresponding period of 2013-14, the data revealed.
Of the total imports during the year, so far, 948,000 tons were by Vijayawada plant and 670,000 tons by its Rayalseema plant.
The company has been given a target to import 3 million tons of coal in 2014-15.
The following chart provides the monthly break-up of coal imports by APGENCO 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 |
181 |
250 |
163 |
208 |
540 |
May |
155 |
250 |
147 |
208 |
NIL |
June |
225 |
250 |
44 |
208 |
27 |
July |
251 |
250 |
126 |
208 |
169 |
August |
154 |
250 |
140 |
208 |
189 |
September |
111 |
250 |
141 |
208 |
256 |
October |
133 |
250 |
Nil |
208 |
355 |
November |
121 |
250 |
136 |
208 |
300 |
December |
176 |
250 |
137 |
208 |
101 |
January |
Nil |
250 |
152 |
208 |
63 |
February |
nil |
250 |
136 |
208 |
11 |
March |
109 |
208 |
119 |
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Total (Apr-Feb) |
1,507 |
2,750 |
1322 |
2,288 |
2,011 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
1,507 |
3,000 |
1,584 |
2,500 |
2,130 |
# Figures are provisional and the final figures may not tally due to the revisions in figures made by CEA.