Steam coal imports for FY16 by APGENCO plunge 80%
22 Apr 2016
There were no imports of steam coal by Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd (APGENCO) in March 2016 while in February 2016 these were at 71,000 tons, as per data available with ICMW.
The March 2016 import target for the utility was 250,000 tons, as set by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). Thus, the materialisation in this month was nil against the target set.
It may be noted that there were no imports of steam coal by APGENCO in the four months preceding October 2015, and then again for the two months of November-December, 2015, as the chart below indicates.
The utility had been given a revised target to import 3,000,000 tons (3 mt) of coal in 2015-16, of which only 11% could be met at 333,000 tons. However, this figure was a decline of 80% over 1,648,000 tons received during the previous fiscal.
There has been a bifurcation of APGENCO following creation of Telengana following which only two plants (Vijayawada and Rayalseema) are left with APGENCO while three plants (Kothagudum, Ramagundam B and Kakatiya) have gone to Telengana State Generation Company (TSGENCO).
The following chart provides the monthly break-up of coal imports by APGENCO 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 |
90 |
250 |
181 |
250 |
163 |
May |
8 |
250 |
155 |
250 |
147 |
June |
0 |
250 |
225 |
250 |
44 |
July |
0 |
250 |
251 |
250 |
126 |
August |
0 |
250 |
154 |
250 |
140 |
September |
0 |
250 |
111 |
250 |
141 |
October |
172 |
250 |
133 |
250 |
0 |
November |
0 |
250 |
121 |
250 |
136 |
December |
0 |
250 |
176 |
250 |
137 |
January |
99 |
250 |
0 |
250 |
152 |
February |
71 |
250 |
0 |
250 |
136 |
March |
0 |
250 |
30 |
250 |
109 |
Total (Apr-Mar)** |
440 |
3,000 |
1,537 |
3,000 |
1,431 |
Note: 2014-15 and 2013-14 figures are for combined utility (APGENCO and TSGENCO)
**Apr-March receipts may not tally due to revision in past months’ receipts.