Japan: Utilities May LNG Usage Climbs YoY

The ten regional electric power companies in Japan consumed 4.41 million tonnes of LNG in May, compared with 3.61 million tonnes a year earlier, according to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC).

The power companies received 4.72 million tonnes of LNG in May, a rise of 27.6 percent on year.

The companies consumed 4,56 million tonnes of LNG in April, a year-on-year rise of 33.4 percent.

Power companies account for two-thirds of total Japanese LNG imports.

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LNG World News Staff, June 13, 2012; Image: TEPCO