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Date: 15/01/2025

Coal imports down

The government’s initiatives to reduce coal imports have shown positive results in the first seven months of FY 2024-25 (April-October). Coal imports decreased by 3.1%, totalling 149.39 million tonnes (MT) compared to 154.17 MT during the same period in the previous year. The Non-Regulated Sector (excluding power sector) saw a more substantial decline, with imports dropping by 8.8% year-on-year. On the production side, coal output saw a positive growth of 6.04%, rising to 537.57 MT in the April-October 2024 period from 506.93 MT in the same period of FY 2023-24, as per a release.
 
Source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, Jan. 14