Coal import for power sector blending plunges 54%
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New Delhi: Coal imports for blending in India's power sector dropped to 54 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year compared to the previous year, a development that promises significant relief to domestic coal-based power plants grappling with high input costs, the government on Wednesday said.
Replying to a query in the Lok Sabha, Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said coal imported for blending in the power sector has come down from 35.10 million tonnes (MT) in 2022-23 to 14.02 MT in 2024-25.
"During the year 2025-26 (April-December) the coal imported for blending is 5.5 MT as compared to 12 MT during the same period last year, which is 54 per cent less than previous year, thereby reducing input fuel cost to the domestic coal-based power plants," the minister said.
