Japan power firms' June LNG consumption rises 3.5 pct
9/27/2018
TOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Japanese power companies consumed 3.85 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for power generation in June, up 3.5 percent from a year ago, preliminary electricity data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed.
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Natural Gas LNG Consumption 2017 Asia Pacific - Japan SOURCE: EWA |
Following is a table outlining the main fuels used in power generation by type, but it excludes fuel used for in-house power generation. Units are in tonnes or kilolitre (kl). Consumption Unit June 2018 June 2017 coal t 8,547,494 8,668,770 fuel oil B, C kl 196,112 252,841 crude oil kl 39,681 38,602 LNG t 3,849,826 3,719,492 The following table outlines fuel purchases by type. Purchases Unit June 2018 June 2017 coal t 8,750,002 9,153,034 fuel oil B, C kl 183,388 234,537 crude oil kl 30,484 95,825 LNG t 3,668,099 4,135,646 (Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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