New Delhi, April 12: India’s coal import dropped 8.5 per cent to 16.55 million tonnes in February on record stockpile of domestic coal and firmness in seaborne prices.
The country’s coal import is poised to maintain a weak trend this month with domestic miners making efforts to liquidate stockpiles.
The import in February 2024-25 stood at 18.10 (MT), according to official data.
On a month-on-month basis, coal import in February was almost flat as against 16.64 MT in January 2026.
Of the total imports in February, non-coking coal imports stood at 9.80 MT, lower than 11.08 MT imported in February 2024-25. Coking coal imports stood at 3.92 MT, higher than 3.79 MT imported in February 2024-25. (PTI)
