India's coal production grows by 8.5% to 73 MT in Apr: Coal Ministry

New Delhi: India's coal production rose by 8.5 percent to 73.14 million tonnes (MT) during April 2023, according to the Ministry of Coal. In April 2022, the country's overall coal production was at 67.20 MT, as per the ministry data.

India achieved 94.89% of the 77.08 MT production target for Apr 2023

India achieved 94.89 percent of the 77.08 MT production target for April 2023, the data showed. Coal India along with its subsidiaries produced 57.57 MT of coal, up by 7.67 percent over 53.47 MT in April 2022. The coal production of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) rose by 4.77 percent to 5.57 MT, from 5.32 MT in the same month a year ago.

Production from other captive mines stood at 10 MT

The production from other captive mines stood at 10 MT as against 8.41 MT in April 2022, registering a rise of 18.93 percent. Against the 82.26 MT target for April 2023, India's coal despatch was at 80.35 MT, up 11.66 percent from 71.96 MT during April 2022. The despatch to power utilities rose by 6.66 percent to 65.41 MT last month, as compared to 61.33 MT in April last year.

India is among the top 5 coal-producing countries in world

India is among the top five coal-producing countries in the world. However, some parts of its coal requirement are met through imports as the country is also among the major consumers of dry fuel. For coking coal, the country remains heavily dependent on imports as the key steel-making raw material is not available in the country in sufficient amounts. India produced just 4.89 MT of coking coal in April, 18.07 percent higher from over 4.14 MT in April 2022.

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