The ten regional electric power companies in Japan consumed 4.72 million tonnes of LNG in July, compared with 4,5 million tonnes a year earlier, according to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC).
The power companies received 5,1 million tonnes of LNG in July, a rise of 11.7 percent on year.
The companies consumed 4,26 million tonnes of LNG in June, a year-on-year rise of 5.7 percent.
Power companies account for two-thirds of total Japanese LNG imports.
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LNG World News Staff, August 13, 2012; Image: TEPCO