New Delhi: India's coal import rose 11.4 percent to 121.1 million tonnes (MT) in the April-August period of the ongoing fiscal year.
The country had imported 108.7 MT coal in the corresponding period of the previous year.
According to data compiled by B2B e-commerce platform mjunction, "During April-August 2024, total coal and coke imports stood at 121.18 MT, around 11.4 percent higher than 108.74 MT imported during the same period last year."
However, coal import in August rose 5.4 percent to 20.70 MT over 19.63 MT a year earlier.
Of the total import in August 2024, non-coking coal import was at 13.04 MT, against 11.89 MT, while coking coal import was at 4.53 MT, against 4.62 MT a year ago.
During April-August, non-coking coal import was at 78.68 MT, higher than 68.58 MT imported during the same period last financial year. Coking coal import was at 24.79 MT, almost flat against 24.85 MT recorded in the year-ago period.
India's coal import rose 7.7 percent to 268.24 MT in FY24.
The country's coal production rose 6.48 percent to 384.08 million tonnes in the first five months of the ongoing fiscal year.
The production was 360.71 MT in April-August FY24.
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