India's coal imports remained flat at 201.30 million tonnes (MT) in the April-December period of the ongoing financial year.
Coal import in December declined to 19.28 MT over 23.35 MT in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal year.
During April-December 2024, non-coking coal imports were at 128.85 MT, lower than 133.46 MT imported during the same period in the previous year.
The cumulative domestic coal production in the April-December period of the current fiscal year reached 726.29 MT (provisional) compared to 684.45 MT during the corresponding period of 2023-24, registering a rise of 6.11 per cent.