TANGEDCO Oct steam coal imports drop 72% m-o-m
01 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
November 30: Steam coal imports by power utility Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation Corporation (TANGEDCO) stood at 146,000 tons in October 2015, which was 35% of the target of 417,000 tons set for the month by CEA, as per provision information available with ICMW.
The October figure, on a month-on-basis was 71.97% down compared to 521,000 tons imported in September.
Imports of the fuel by the utility in the first seven months of 2015-16 declined by 28% to 3.45 million tons (mt) from 4.80 mt imported in the same period of 2014-15, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
The materialisation in April-October, 2015, however, was 118% of the target of 2.92 mt set for the period.
The following chart provides the monthly break-up of coal imports by TNEB 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 |
1,056 |
417 |
671 |
375 |
308 |
May |
363 |
417 |
760 |
375 |
591 |
June |
105 |
417 |
763 |
375 |
507 |
July |
744 |
417 |
733 |
375 |
277 |
August |
515 |
417 |
446 |
375 |
549 |
September |
521 |
417 |
668 |
375 |
403 |
October |
146 |
417 |
763 |
375 |
528 |
November |
839 |
375 |
380 |
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December |
793 |
375 |
563 |
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January |
476 |
375 |
481 |
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February |
347 |
375 |
526 |
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March |
430 |
375 |
629 |
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Total (Apr-Oct) |
3,450 |
2,919 |
4,804 |
2,625 |
3,163 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
3,450 |
2,919 |
7,689 |
4,500 |
5,866 |