Coal imports down 19% to 16 million tonnes in May
Imports in May last year stood at 20.29 million tonnes, according to mjunction services, an online procurement and sales platform jointly floated by Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and Tata Steel.
As per data available with mjunction, in April, there was a 50% decline in coal imports by domestic coal based power plants which use imported coal for blending purposes, said mjunction services CEO & MD Viresh Oberoi. Image Source:Reuters/Krishna N Das