Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) burned 1,897,000 mt of LNG in April, up 15.1 percent on year.
TEPCO burned 2,070,000 mt of LNG in March, a rise of 17.3 percent on year.
Japan’s consumption of LNG surged in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake.
Power companies account for two-thirds of total Japanese LNG imports.
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, May 14, 2012; Image: TEPCO