India’s non-coking coal imports drop to a 2-year low in Jul’25

India’s imports of non-coking coal, used for thermal power generation and in the industrial sector, declined to a 2-year low of 11.76 million tonnes (mnt) in July 2025, a drop of over 22% m-o-m and 21% y-o-y, as per latest data available with BigMint. Interestingly, this steep decline in imports happened despite domestic production remaining under pressure due to heavy monsoon rains throughout the country. CIL, the countrys leading coal miner with a share of over 80% of domestic production, recorded an over 11% drop in dispatches in July.