Overall coal production goes up by 6.74% to 74.78 million ton in Dec ’21

New Delhi: India's total coal production has increased by 6.74 percent to 74.78 million ton (MT) during December 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. Out of the total production during December last year, Coal India Limited (CIL) achieved a growth of 3.79 percent by producing 60.220 MT.

The captive blocks registered a growth of 40.98 percent by producing 8.91 MT of coal during the period. At the same time, Singareni Collieries Ltd (SCCL) registered a negative growth of 1.12 percent by producing 5.65 MT of coal during December 2021. The coal production of the financial year 2022 has been compared with FY'20 as FY'21 has been considered an abnormal year due to restrictions imposed on commercial activities in the wake of COVID-19.

The coal dispatch increased by 14.62 percent to 75.05 MT from 65.48 MT during December 2021 as compared to December 2019. Out of the total production during this period, CIL achieved a growth of 12.70 percent by dispatching 60.67 MT of coal, Singareni Collieries Limited (SCCL) achieved a growth of 2.01 percent by dispatching 5.70 MT of Coal and captive blocks registered a growth of 43.23 percent by dispatching 8.68 MT.

The power utilities dispatch has grown by 20.06 percent to 63.32 MT in the month of December 2021 as compared to 52.74 MT in December 2019. There is a fall in the import price of coal since the end of October 2021, however, import prices are still at a high-level discouraging import. Further, coal-based power demand has increased by 12.7 percent up to November 2021 against the same time 2020.

The coal-based power generation has registered a growth of 11.84 percent in the month of December 2021. The overall power generation in December 2021 has been 8.32 percent higher than the power generated in December 2019. Coal-based power generation in the month of December 2021 has been 85,579 MU in comparison to 75620 MU the previous month and registered a growth of 13.17 percent. Total power generation has also increased in December 2021 to 1,13,094 MU from 1,03,177 MU in November.

Out of the top 35 mines in coal production, 11 of them produced more than 100 percent and another 12 mines production stood at more than 80 percent but less than 100 percent.

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