India’s import of thermal coal, which is largely consumed by the Power sector, rose by almost 3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 12.95 million tonnes (mt) in October this year due to lower production last month.

Global real time data and analytics provider Kpler said “The decline in domestic production pushed Indian seaborne thermal coal imports to rose by 2.90 per cent y-o-y to a four-month high of 12.95 mt in October, particularly as industrial demand increased after the monsoon season.”

On a monthly basis, thermal coal imports rose by 3.6 per cent, Kpler data shows.

The Coal Ministry is yet to publish the monthly production and despatch numbers for October 2025.

Low volume

However, a combination of high stockpiles, above-average rainfall, and the new GST framework (rate rationalisa

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