No shortage of coal in the country, says minister Pralhad Joshi

Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday emphasised that there is no shortage of coal in the country.

“There is no coal shortage in the country. Electricity production has not decreased anywhere due to the coal shortage. International coal prices have gone up substantially, but production is taking place in huge quantities. The average stock of coal is 11-12 days,” Joshi told reporters here.

India’s imports of non-cooking coal fell to 125.61 million tons during the April-January period of the current financial year, which is 23.33 per cent lower when compared with the 163.85 million tons recorded in the corresponding period of last fiscal, the government data showed on Saturday.