In November this year, India made a big leap in coal production! It produced 90.62 million tonnes (MT) of coal, up from 84.52 MT last year. That’s a fantastic increase of 7.20%!
Captive and other companies contributed significantly, producing 17.13 MT in November 2024, which is a whopping 37.69% more than the 12.44 MT last November.
So far this year (from April to November), India has produced 628.03 MT of coal, an increase from 591.32 MT during the same time last year. That’s a 6.21% growth!
Coal dispatches (the coal sent out for use) also improved. In November 2024, dispatches reached 85.22 MT, compared to 82.07 MT last year—a rise of 3.85%. Dispatches from captive and other sources jumped to 16.58 MT from 13.19 MT, marking a 25.73% increase.
For the fiscal year 2024-25, so far, total dispatches reached 657.75 MT, up from 623.78 MT last year, a growth of 5.45%.
The Ministry of Coal pointed out that coal imports for blending purposes dropped to 9.79 MT this year, down from 10.70 MT last year, which is an 8.5% decline. This shows India’s commitment to becoming more self-sufficient in coal production and relying less on imports. Yet, India still needs some imports, especially for coking coal and high-grade thermal coal, which are not enough in domestic reserves. These imports are crucial for important industries like steel.
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