India’s coal import dropped 13.6 per cent to 196.13 million tonne (MT) in the April-February period of the ongoing fiscal year.
The country had imported 227.23 MT of coal in the year-ago period, according to a report by mjunction services.
mjunction — a joint venture between Tata Steel and SAIL — is a B2B e-commerce company and also publishes research reports on coal and steel verticals.
“For April-February 2020-21, total coal and coke imports stood at 196.13 MT, about 13.69 per cent lower than 227.23 MT imported during April-February 2019-20,” it said.
During April-February 2020-21, non-coking coal import was at 128.91 MT, against 157.59 MT during the year-ago period.
