Coal India Ltd (CIL) reported a 7.3% increase in coal production to 61.8 million tonnes (MT) in April compared to 57.6 MT in the same period last year. CIL, which contributes over 80% of domestic coal production, also saw a 3.2% rise in coal offtake to 64.3 MT. Despite producing 773.6 MT in FY24, CIL fell short of its target of 780 MT.
Coal India Production: Coal India Ltd (CIL) reported a 7.3% increase in coal production to 61.8 million tonnes (MT) in April compared to 57.6 MT in the same period last year. CIL, which contributes over 80% of domestic coal production, also saw a 3.2% rise in coal offtake to 64.3 MT. Despite producing 773.6 MT in FY24, CIL fell short of its target of 780 MT.
The miner's current average daily supply to coal-fired plants stands at 1.76 million tonnes, reflecting the growing demand from the power sector, according to a company statement.
Coal production by CIL in April-January period also increased to 610.3 MT from 550.9 MT in the corresponding period of previous fiscal, the filing said. Coal offtake in January increased to 67.6 MT from 64.4 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal.