Page 4 - Coal Imports
India ports at sea: Cargo handling sinks as coronavirus scuttles economies
Cargo handling at major ports grew 2.8% in FY19, but it grew just 1.4% in FY20 till February end
 "India ports at sea: Cargo handling sinks as coronavirus scuttles economies")
Coal import declines 14% to 17 MT in Feb in wake of coronavirus outbreak
India had imported 213.63 MT of coal in the year-ago period, according to the report by mjunction services
 "Coal import declines 14% to 17 MT in Feb in wake of coronavirus outbreak")
Coal imports at 12 major ports down 15% to 75 MT in April-Jan: Report
Imports of coking and other coal recorded a rise of 1.10 per cent at 47.08 MT during the period
 "Coal imports at 12 major ports down 15% to 75 MT in April-Jan: Report")
Indian miners reject govt plan to link coal index to foreign prices: Report
The government is creating a coal price index as part of its plans to open the coal sector to outside investment and end state-run Coal India's control over prices.
India's 2018 thermal coal imports grew at fastest pace in 4 years: Report
Coal is among the top 5 commodities imported by India, one of the world's largest consumers of coal, and the rise in imports of the fuel after 2 consecutive years of decline adds to its trade deficit
 "India's 2018 thermal coal imports grew at fastest pace in 4 years: Report")
India's coal imports rise 9.7% to 156 million tonnes during Apr-Nov period
Coal imports in November this year also increased 10.1 per cent to 19.47 MT, over 17.68 MT in the corresponding month of the last fiscal
India's coal imports up 12% to 79 MT in April-July against 70 MT in FY18
The increase in coal and coke imports in July is mainly due to a 12.9 per cent growth (month-on-month) in non-coking coal shipments
 "India's coal imports up 12% to 79 MT in April-July against 70 MT in FY18")
Fuelled by steel production, coking coal imports may climb to 58 mt by 2023
The domestic supply of coking coal is expected to be tepid despite a CAGR projection of 9.5 per cent in the comparable period
 "Fuelled by steel production, coking coal imports may climb to 58 mt by 2023")
Decline in coal imports by India's power plants points to distress
Higher coal prices and a weaker rupee forced them to cut generation
 "Decline in coal imports by India's power plants points to distress")
Global miner Peabody eyes sales opportunity in India's rising coal imports
The ministry of coal has not yet released data on the total imports by India for 2017-18
 "Global miner Peabody eyes sales opportunity in India's rising coal imports")
Coal imports to rise as India grapples with train shortage, surging demand
Train shortage in India left about 10 power stations without spare coal supplies, 45 other plants with stockpiles that are less than seven days of consumption
 "Coal imports to rise as India grapples with train shortage, surging demand")
Coal imports up 10% in September as power plants face fuel shortage
Coal India accounts for over 80% of the domestic coal production
Coal imports decline 24% in August on low demand ahead of auction
In 2015-16, coal imports stood at 203.95 mt, showed official data
 "Coal imports decline 24% in August on low demand ahead of auction")
Coal imports decline 6.4% to 192 MT in FY17 due to higher CIL production
India is the third-largest producer of coal after China and the US
 "Coal imports decline 6.4% to 192 MT in FY17 due to higher CIL production")
Due to weak demand from power sector Coal imports declines 6% in May
Govt is planning to cut coal imports for power PSUs to zero in the ongoing financial year
 "Due to weak demand from power sector Coal imports declines 6% in May")
Petcoke imports on a rise as coal substitute
The coal ministry has been striving to cut down on the country's coal imports and its related import bill. The coal consuming sectors, however, have shifted to imported petcoke usage, adding up to the country's import bill on the petroleum side.According to data available with the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), the country imported 39.8% more of petcoke in the last financial year. This has also made petcoke the largest contributor to the total petroleum products that the country imported in that period."Import of Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) products increased by 17.0% during March 2017 as compared to March 2016 mainly due to increase in import of LPG. Import of POL products increased by 21.7% during April 2016 - March 2017 as compared to the same period of the previous year (2015-16) with imports of Liquefied petroleum Gas (LPG) and petcoke accounting for 95.0% of total increase of 6.4MMT," according to PPAC.The rise in import of petcoke is largely attributed to .
 "Petcoke imports on a rise as coal substitute")
Coal import declines 6% to 16 mn tonnes in Sep
Demand for coal in India is not rising as per expectation, newly-appointed CEO of mjunction services Vinaya Varma said
 "Coal import declines 6% to 16 mn tonnes in Sep")
Coal imports in July dip 11% to 18 MT
On back of firmness in international coal prices since beginning of June and higher availability of domestic coal
 "Coal imports in July dip 11% to 18 MT")
