TANGEDCO’s steam coal imports down 26% in FY16
22 Apr 2016
Steam coal imports by power utility Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation Corporation (TANGEDCO) in March 2016 stood at 525,000 tons against 437,000 tons in February 2016, up 20.14% month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
The imports in March 2016 were, however, 126% of the target of 417,000 tons set for the month.
Imports of the fuel by the utility in the full fiscal of 2015-16 were down by 26% at 5,710,000 tons (mt) against 7,715,000 tons imported in 2014-15, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
However, the materialisation for the entire fiscal of 2015-16, was 114% of the target of 5,000,000 tons (5 mt) set for the year.
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 |
525 |
417 |
430 |
375 |
629 |
Total (Apr-March**) |
5,710 |
5,004 |
7,689 |
4,500 |
5,742 |