The captive and commercial coal mines recorded their highest ever monthly coal production of 18.40 million tonnes (mt) during December last year.

This achievement surpasses all previous records, with a daily average production of 0.594 mt , marking a 30.75 per cent increase from the daily average of 0.445 mt in December 2023.

In the first three quarters of FY25, the cumulative production by captive and commercial mines rose by more than 34 per cent y-o-y to 131.05 mt.

The dispatch of coal from captive and commercial mines also hit an all-time high in December 2024 with 17.67 mt of coal dispatched during the month.

This represents a 33.20 per cent y-o-y increase from the daily average dispatch of 0.426 mt in December 2023 to a daily average dispatch of 0.570 mt.

The total dispatch between April and December reached 137.34 mt , an increase of 33.95 per cent from 102.53 mt in the same period last year.

Pan-India coal production last month reached 97.94 mt , registering a growth rate of 5.33 per cent on an annual basis.

The cumulative coal production from April 2024 to December 2024 also witnessed substantial growth, reaching 726.29 mt (provisionally) compared to 684.45 mt during the corresponding period of FY24, reflecting an increase of 6.11 per cent.

During December 2024, coal dispatch reached 92.59 mt , achieving a growth rate of 6.36 per cent y-o-y.

The cumulative coal dispatch during April-December in FY25 reached 750.75 mt compared to 711.07 mt a year-ago, recording an impressive annual growth of 5.58 per cent.

The coal sector reported growth of 7.5 per cent (provisional) to 199.6 points in November 2024 compared to 185.7 points in November 2023 among the eight core industries as per the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI)) (Base Year 2011-12).

The index of coal industry has reached 172.9 points during April-November 2024 as compared to 162.5 points during the same period last year, showcasing the highest growth of 6.4 per cent among the all eight core industries.

The driving force behind this growth is attributed to the surge in coal production during April-November 2024, with output reaching 628.4 mt , marking a remarkable increase of 6.4 per cent compared to the same period in the previous year.

Published on January 3, 2025