India’s coal imports rose 4.13% to 57.99 million tonne (MT) during the April-June quarter of current year (FY19), as compared to import of 55.69 MT in the same quarter of 2017-18. Steam coal import was up 3.6% at 39.98 MT as compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Besides, coal import (all types of coal) in June 2018 stood at 18.75 MT (provisional), lower than 20.98 MT (revised) in May 2018. Import in June declined mainly due to a slump in coking and non-coking coal shipments.
Meanwhile, during 2017-18, coal imports increased to 208.27 MT due to rise in demand from consuming sectors. Coal import has fallen from 217.7 MT in 2014-15 to 190.9 MT in 2016-17.