Coal imports may hit a 4-year high on fuel shortage
01 Apr 2019
Indian power companies' financial stress will be hit further by high coal prices due to local shortage of the fuel and rise in imports, said a Bloomberg report
20% – Likely jump in thermal coal imports this fiscal (FY19)
184 million tons – Total coal imports seen
18 – Power plants hit critically low coal stock levels
256.5 million tons – Coal India output during April-September period
17.5% – Jump in coal imports to 82.5 million tons during April-September quarter
Source: DNA