TNEB’s December coal imports much above target
13 Jan 2015
January 13: Imports of steam coal by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) in December 2014 stood at 793,000 tons (revised by CEA), which was much above the month’s target of 375,000 tons, according to data available with ICMW.
On a month-on-basis, the December import figure was 5.48% lower than 839,000 tons imported in November and much higher compared to 563,000 tons imported in December 2013.
The utility’s total coal imports during the first nine months of 2014-15 stood at 6,436,000 tons, up more than 52.12% compared to 4,231,000 tons during the same period of 2013-14.
The following chart provides the monthly break-up of coal imports by TNEB in 2014-15, 2013-14 and 2012-13 (provisional and in ‘000 tons):
Month |
Coal Receipt 2014-15 |
Target 2014-15 |
Coal Receipt 2013-14 |
Target 2013-14 |
Coal Receipt 2012-13 |
April |
671 |
375 |
308 |
200 |
201 |
May |
760 |
375 |
591 |
200 |
181 |
June |
763 |
375 |
507 |
200 |
175 |
July |
733 |
375 |
277 |
200 |
305 |
August |
446 |
375 |
549 |
200 |
462 |
September |
668 |
375 |
403 |
200 |
224 |
October |
763 |
375 |
528 |
200 |
256 |
November |
839 |
375 |
380 |
200 |
316 |
December |
793 |
375 |
563 |
200 |
349 |
January |
|
|
481 |
200 |
354 |
February |
|
|
526 |
200 |
308 |
March |
|
|
629 |
200 |
346 |
Total (Apr-Dec) |
6,436 |
3,375 |
4,231 |
1,800 |
2,469 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
6,436 |
4,500 |
5,866 |
2,400 |
3,565 |
# Figures are provisional and final figures may not tally due to the revisions in figures made by CEA.