SWOT ANALYSIS OF MAJOR COAL IMPORT DESTINATIONS FOR INDIA

Abstract

Indian coal is inherently of poor quality. Even production of Indian coal is not able to meet the coal demand. India has to import coal for meeting the unsatisfied coal demand or for mixing good quality imported with poor quality Indian coal to improve the overall Gross calorific value of coal. There are various options for importing coal in India. In this paper, SWOT(Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) analysis of various options of importing coal in India has been done. This may help the industries dependant on imported coal in their decision making for selecting coal importing destinations