New Delhi: The import of coal in India has decreased by 9.2% between April 2024 to February 2025. A total of 220.3 million tonnes of coal was imported during this period, while 242.6 million tonnes of coal was imported in the same period of the previous financial year. The cut has saved foreign currency worth about $ 6.93 billion (Rs 53,137.82 crore).
Non-regulated coal sector-which does not include the electric field-has seen a significant decline of 15.3% in imports. This shows that India is now giving priority to the domestic supply of coal and reducing dependence on imports.
Despite an increase of 2.87% in coal -based power generation between April 2024 and February 2025, the import of coal for mixing by thermal power plants has declined by 38.8%.
The Government of India is promoting domestic coal production through initiatives like commercial coal mining and mission cooking coal.
As a result, coal production increased by 5.45% during this period. Despite the increase in domestic coal supply, dependence on imports for coal of some categories such as cooking coal and high -class thermal coal remains still a major challenge for the region. Their demand is especially in major areas such as steel and cement.
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