The ten regional electric power companies in Japan consumed 4,556,979 mt of LNG in April, a year-on-year rise of 33.4 percent, according to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC).
The power companies received 4,714,972 mt of LNG in April, a rise of 28.9 percent on year.
The companies consumed 5,039,257 mt of LNG in March, a year-on-year rise of 31.8 percent.
Power companies account for two-thirds of total Japanese LNG imports.
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LNG World News Staff, May 16, 2012; Image: TEPCO