Coal Production Goes up by 32.57% to 67.59 Million Ton in June 2022

India’s coal production increased by 32.57% to 67.59 Million Ton (MT) from 50.98 MT during June, 2022 as compared to June 2021. As per the provisional statistics of the Ministry of Coal, during June this year, Coal India Ltd (CIL), Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) and captive mines / others registered a growth of 28.87%, 5.50% and 83.53% by producing 51.56 MT, 5.56 MT and 10.47 MT respectively. Of the top 37 coal mines as many as 22 mines produced more than 100% and production of another nine mines stood between 80 and 100%.

Coal based power generation has registered a growth of 26.58% in June 2022 as compared to June 2021.