India's coal imports have continued to drop since April this year, especially as demand becomes sluggish during the monsoons.
Data by mjunction services has revealed a drop in the country’s coal imports by 16.4 per cent in July, 2025. As against an import of 25.23 million tonnes (MT) in the year-ago period, the import in July this year was just 21.08 million tonnes (MT).
India's import during the April-July period of the current fiscal year also declined to 97.49 million tonnes over 100.48 million tonnes in the year-ago period, according to mjunction services, a B2B e-commerce platform and a joint venture between Tata Steel and SAIL.
"There was a decline in volumes due to sluggish demand during monsoon and the high stock available in the system. We expect to see an uptick in demand before the festive season starting end-September," mjunction MD & CEO, Vinaya Varma, said.
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Of the total imports in July, non-coking coal import stood at 11.54 MT, against 16.52 MT imported in July last financial year. Coking coal import was at 5.85 MT, against 4.81 MT recorded during July last fiscal year.
During the April-July period, non-coking coal import was at 60.62 MT, lower than 65.64 MT imported during the year-ago period.
Coking coal import was at 22.22 MT during the April-July period, up from 20.26 MT during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy had earlier said the country will not face any shortage of coal during monsoon, as the government is well prepared to meet the demand across various sectors, including the power sector.
The government had said it remains committed to achieving sustainable growth, improving coal availability, and reducing dependence on imports.
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