Japan power firms' June LNG consumption rises 3.5 pct

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.

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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