India’s coal imports have been on a steady decline in the current fiscal, dropping by another 0.6 per cent in August, according to data compiled by B2B e-commerce solution provider, mjunction services.
The country’s coal import in the month of August was 20.58 million tonne, as against 20.70 MT in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
In the April-August period of FY26, the coal imports dropped to 118.07 MT from 121.18 MT a year ago, according to the data by mjunction Services Ltd, a joint venture of Tata Steel and SAIL.
Of the total imports in August, non-coking coal volume stood at 11.55 MT, against 13.04 MT a year ago, and coking coal import was at 4.82 MT against 4.53 MT imported in August last fiscal.
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During April-August FY26, non-coking coal import was at 72.17 MT, lower than 78.68 MT imported during the same period last fiscal. Coking coal import stood at 27.04 MT as against 24.79 MT a year ago.
Vinaya Varma, CEO, mjunction services, had earlier said that the coal demand before the festive period was subdued due to an extended monsoon, and that the overall demand scenario is likely to remain sluggish in the current fiscal year.
However, from a mid-to-long term perspective, coal demand is expected to keep growing, albeit at a slower rate, in view of the strong pipeline of thermal power projects being planned and announced.
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