Seaborne thermal coal traders were unfazed and stressed the importance of imported material in India’s energy mix even as the Indian government urged end-users to keep seaborne cargoes at bay and consume domestic stockpiles amid the coronavirus pandemic. India’s Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi had written to Indian states asking for refrain from importing coal, and relying instead on domestic material from Coal India Limited. Several Indian states have opted to extend the lockdown until at least the end of the month in a bid to stop the spread of the pandemic. Last week, a total of 40 thermal power plants in India, with a combined capacity of at least 30 GW, reportedly stopped […]