Russia becomes India’s 3rd largest coal supplier

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Category : International Published on: August 06 2022

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Russia became India's third-largest coal supplier in July, with imports rising by over a fifth compared with June to a record 2.06 million tonnes, data from Indian consultancy Coalmint showed.
Russia has historically been the sixth-largest supplier of coal to India, behind Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, and the United States, with Mozambique and Colombia alternatingly featuring in the top five.
India's imports from Russia have jumped nearly five times to over $15 billion ever since Russia invaded Ukraine.
As per Coalmint, Indonesia is the top supplier, while South Africa is slightly ahead of Russia.

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Russia becomes India’s 3rd largest coal supplier