Coal India production rises 8% to 50.36 MT

State-owned CIL has said that its production grew 8.4 per cent to 50.36 million tonnes (MT) in July.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output.

Despite challenges posed by the rains, the company recorded healthy growth in coal production. Simultaneously, it has sustained strong momentum in coal supplies through a demand-responsive inventory optimisation strategy, enabling it to maintain a comfortable balance between production and supplies.

“Coal India Ltd recorded a robust operational performance in July 26-27, registering an 8.44 per cent growth in coal production,” it said in a statement. Coal supplies also increased 18.38 per cent to 64.19 MT during July, over the year-ago period. “Coal supplied in July FY27 marks the highest-ever coal offtake for the month in any financial year. The previous highest July supply stood at 60.5 MT, achieved in FY 24-25,” the statement said.

The strong operational momentum follows another record performance in June FY27, when CIL supplied 65.95 MT of coal, its highest-ever supply for June.

Consequently, the company’s cumulative coal supplies during the first four months of FY27 (April-July) rose 6.9 per cent at 262.04 MT, the highest-ever volume supplied for the corresponding period.