Coal India ramps up coal supplies by 12.5% in Sept 2026 amid rising power demand

New Delhi: Maharatna coal miner Coal India Limited (CIL) on Thursday said that it has increased its coal supplies by 12.5 percent year-on-year to 61.20 million tonnes (MT) in September 2026, compared with 54.40 MT in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal. The coal supply was increased amid rising power demand.

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According to the company’s regulatory filing, coal supplies to the power sector grew 10.63 percent during the month to 48.90 MT, from 44.20 MT a year earlier. Supplies to the non-regulated sector also recorded robust growth of 19.41percent.

CIL’s coal production increased 9.18 percent to 53.50 MT in September FY2026-27, compared with 49 MT in the same month of the previous fiscal.

Q2 supplies rise 12.04%

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, CIL’s coal supplies during the second quarter of FY2026-27 stood at 186.04 MT, registering a 12.04 percent increase over the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

Supplies to the power sector during Q2 rose 11 percent to 148.20 MT, compared with 133.50 MT in the year-ago period. Coal production during the quarter increased 3.81 percent to 151.37 MT, against 145.82 MT in Q2 of the previous financial year.

The higher supplies enabled CIL to liquidate around 63 MT of pithead coal stocks during the first six months of FY2026-27.

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CIL said the operational momentum recorded during September and Q2 FY2026-27 positions the company to pursue its production and supply targets and continue contributing to the country’s energy security.

With the monsoon season over, coal production is expected to gain further momentum, along with supplies. For the current fiscal, CIL has been assigned a coal production target of 815 MT and a supply target of 850 MT.

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