The ten regional electric power companies in Japan consumed 5.09 million tonnes of LNG in August, compared with 4,81 million tonnes a year earlier, according to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC).
The power companies received 5,3 million tonnes of LNG in July, a rise of 0.4 percent on year.
The companies consumed 4.72 million tonnes of LNG in July.
Power companies account for two-thirds of total Japanese LNG imports.
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LNG World News Staff, September 14, 2012; Image: TEPCO