India has reported its highest coal production in the past five years, according to Asian Power, reaching 997.8 million metric tons (mt) in 2023-2024, which was up 11.71% from a year earlier. Data from India’s Ministry of Coal also showed that coal imports for 2023-2024 reached 261 million mt, up 9.82%, which was also the highest in five years. India expects its coal demand to increase to about 1.5 billion mt by 2029-2030.

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