The double-digit growth in thermal coal imports during 2018-19 was on expected lines and caused by the coal shortage at power plants until recently, said a report
233.56 mn tn – India's coal imports in 2018-19
214.61 mt tn – coal imports in 2017-18
164.21 mt tn – non-coking coal imports during last fiscal
19.93 mt tn – coal imports in March 2019
144.88 mt tn – non-coking coal imports in FY18
18.02 mt tn – imports in March 2018
1bn tn – coal output target by 2019-20
Thermal coal import is likely to remain subdued in the near term, but may rebound if PLF (plant load factor) in thermal power plants goes up post-monsoon.
— Vinaya Varma, mjunction MD and CEO
