TANGEDCO’s Dec steam coal imports up 116% m-o-m
25 Jan 2016
Steam coal imports by power utility Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation Corporation (TANGEDCO) stood at 539,000 tons in December 2015, up 116.46% compared to 249,000 tons in November 2015, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
The imports in December were 129% of the target of 417,000 tons set for the month.
Imports of the fuel by the utility in the first nine months of 2015-16 declined by 34% to 4,238,000 tons (mt) from 6,436,000 tons imported in the same period of 2014-15, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
The materialisation in April-December, 2015, however, was 113% of the revised target of 3,750,000 tons 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 |
249 |
417 |
839 |
375 |
380 |
December |
539 |
417 |
793 |
375 |
563 |
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-Nov) |
4,238 |
3,753 |
6,436 |
3,375 |
4106 |
Source: ICMW