The all India coal production in the current financial year 2022-23 (up to February 2023) is 785.24 Million Tonnes as compared to about 681.98 MT during the same period of last year with a growth of about 15.14%. In the year 2021-2022, coal production was 778.19 Million Tonne (MT) as compared to 716.08 MT during same period of last year with a growth of about 8.67%. The Country would be able to fulfil the Domestic Coal requirement of 821 MT of Domestic Coal Based (DCB) plants projected by Ministry of Power during 2023-2024.
The details of coal import in last five years are given below: –
(Figure in Million Tonnes)
|
Year |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
Import of Coal |
208.25 |
235.35 |
248.54 |
215.25 |
208.93 |
The details and names of top five coal import country, quantity-wise are given below: –
(Figure in Million Tonnes)
|
Country |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
Indonesia |
95.81 |
112.88 |
116.66 |
92.53 |
72.50 |
|
Australia |
46.12 |
48.17 |
46.72 |
54.95 |
66.76 |
|
South Africa |
38.49 |
31.15 |
42.48 |
31.09 |
26.11 |
|
USA |
12.03 |
14.98 |
12.16 |
12.20 |
14.37 |
|
Russia |
4.30 |
4.92 |
8.23 |
6.75 |
8.27 |
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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