TANGEDCO’s Feb steam coal imports at 105% of target
28 Mar 2016
Steam coal imports by power utility Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation Corporation (TANGEDCO) in February 2016 stood at 437,000 tons against 510,000 tons in January 2016, down 18.92% month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
The imports in February 2016 were, however, 105% of the target of 417,000 tons set for the month.
Imports of the fuel by the utility in the first 11 months of 2015-16 declined by 28.57% to 5,185,000 tons (mt) from 7,259,000 tons imported in the same period of 2014-15, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
The materialisation in April-February, 2016, however, was 113% of the target of 4,583,000 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 |
510 |
417 |
476 |
375 |
481 |
February |
437 |
417 |
347 |
375 |
526 |
March |
430 |
375 |
629 |
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Total (Apr-Feb) |
5,185 |
4,587 |
7,259 |
4,125 |
5,113 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
5,185 |
4,587 |
7,689 |
4,500 |
5,866 |