Coal imports fall marginally in August as extended monsoon hits demand

India’s coal import dropped by a marginal 0.6 per cent to 20.58 million tonnes in the month of August, over the year-ago period. The country’s coal import was 20.70 MT in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

In the April-August period of FY26, the coal import dropped to 118.07 MT from 121.18 MT a year ago, according to data compiled by B2B e-commerce solution provider mjunction services.