Coal production in India grows 12.73% in current financial year till October 21

25 Oct 2023 Evaluate

Coal production in India registered a growth of 12.73% in the current financial year till October 21, 2023 as against same period during last year. The country's largest coal producing company Coal India recorded a production growth of 11.80%, Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) witnessed a growth of 8.45% and captive & commercial mines reported 20.50% growth. 

As on October 21, 2023, total coal stock is 71.35 million tonne (MT) (including coal at mine pithead, transit and thermal power plants) as against total stock of 60.44 MT during the corresponding period of last year, which is 18.05% higher. Besides, the import of coal was 13.5 MT as against 20.8 MT during corresponding period of last year showing a decrease of 35% in coal for blending purposes.

After long rain spell during early October in coal producing states, production has picked up during last 10 days.  Total production from all sources during the last 10 days is over 26.57 lakh tonnes per day, exceptionally higher. The production and transportation are lower in H1 since first half of year is predominantly summer followed by monsoon.  Therefore, stock at pithead and at thermal power plants records depletion in H1 and second half of the year witness the accretion, as after the monsoon, production conditions are favourable. During H2 the supply is higher than the consumption, therefore, during the second half of the year, there is build up in the coal stock at power plants and at mines pithead. Despite extreme high demand of power, Ministry of Coal has maintained adequate availability of coal at all thermal power plants in the country.

Ministry of Coal has also worked out strategy for ensuring normal production of coal during festival season by way of offering higher wages to the contractual workers during the season. Ministry of Coal has planned to ensure 40 MT of closing stock at pithead plants of thermal power and more than 75 MT at mine end as on March 31, 2024.

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