<p>India has made it mandatory for coal importers to disclose future shipments, in a move seen as tightening screening to curb imports to protect domestic producers.</p>.<p>Importers of coking coal, steam coal and bituminous coal would have to gain a permit ahead of deliveries, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"The Coal Import Monitoring System (CIMS) shall require importers to submit advance information in an online system for import of items and obtain an automatic registration number," it said.</p>.<p>India's coal consumption is likely to rise in coming years, but it could vary widely, with 2030 demand seen anywhere between 1.15 billion tonnes and 1.75 billion tonnes.</p>.<p>The latest move for greater screening is aimed at pushing economic self-reliance to reduce imports and increase exports of value-added products by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, officials had told Reuters in September this year.</p>
<p>India has made it mandatory for coal importers to disclose future shipments, in a move seen as tightening screening to curb imports to protect domestic producers.</p>.<p>Importers of coking coal, steam coal and bituminous coal would have to gain a permit ahead of deliveries, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"The Coal Import Monitoring System (CIMS) shall require importers to submit advance information in an online system for import of items and obtain an automatic registration number," it said.</p>.<p>India's coal consumption is likely to rise in coming years, but it could vary widely, with 2030 demand seen anywhere between 1.15 billion tonnes and 1.75 billion tonnes.</p>.<p>The latest move for greater screening is aimed at pushing economic self-reliance to reduce imports and increase exports of value-added products by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, officials had told Reuters in September this year.</p>