India Weighs Mandatory Imported Coal Blending as Plant Stocks Crumble

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India is considering mandating the blending of imported coal with domestic coal at power plants, due to dwindling coal stocks caused by logistical challenges. The proposal aims to require up to 5% imported coal in blends, potentially marking the first such regulation since 2024.

India is weighing ideas to mandate imported coal blending at power plants as coal stocks at many facilities have crumbled amid logistics issues in recent months, government sources with direct knowledge of the discussions have told Reuters. If India initiates a mandatory blending of imported coal, it would be the first time it will have done so since 2024. The idea is to mandate power plants to blend up to 5% of imported coal with domestically sourced coal, according to the discussions that are still in the early stages. Most plants in India run…