TANGEDCO’s Nov steam coal imports up 70% m-o-m
30 Dec 2015
Steam coal imports by power utility Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation Corporation (TANGEDCO) stood at 249,000 tons in November, up 70.54% compared to 146,000 tons in October 2015, as per provision information available with ICMW.
The imports in November were 60% of the target of 417,000 tons for the month.
Imports of the fuel by the utility in the first eight months of 2015-16 declined by 34.39% to 3.70 million tons (mt) from 5.640 mt imported in the same period of 2014-15, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
The materialisation in April-November, 2015, however, was 111% of the revised target of 3.33 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 |
249 |
417 |
839 |
375 |
380 |
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-Nov) |
3,699 |
3,333 |
5.643 |
3,000 |
3,543 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
3,699 |
3,333 |
7,689 |
4,500 |
5,866 |