Paradip Port’s Thermal Coal Handling Rises 16.89% in FY2026-27

Paradip Port Authority handled 31.45 million tonnes of thermal coal in FY2026-27, up 16.89% from 26.91 million tonnes in the same period of FY2025-26. The port handled about 4.55 million tonnes more than a year earlier.

The numbers

• FY2026-27: 31,454,098 tonnes
• FY2025-26 (same period): 26,908,332 tonnes
• Additional cargo: 4,545,766 tonnes
• Growth: 16.89%

The port attributes the rise to operational efficiency, infrastructure development and better cargo handling capability. The announcement does not give the period covered, the destinations or the users of the coal, or a breakdown by berth.

Reading the figure

This covers thermal coal only, not the port’s total cargo. Thermal coal is a large part of what Paradip handles, and it moves to power plants, so volumes follow power demand and coal supply. The announcement does not say how much of the gain is coastal movement and how much is for other uses. A fuller view would also need the port’s total traffic and the comparison with other east coast ports.

What next

Points to watch are the port’s total cargo figure for the same period, whether coal growth holds through the winter months as power demand and domestic supply change, and how newer berth capacity and rail evacuation cope with higher volumes.