India's coal output rises 8.67% YoY to record 73.02 mn tonnes in April
India's coal production rose 8.67 per cent year-on-year to record 73.02 million tonnes in April this year.
"India's coal production has made a new record of the highest production during the month of April 2023, achieving 73.02 million tonnes (MT) of coal with a growth of 8.67 per cent as compared to 67.20 MT during April 2022," a coal ministry statement said.
Coal India Ltd (CIL) reported production of 57.57 MT in April 2023 compared to 53.47 MT in Apr 2022, representing an increase of 7.67 per cent, it added.
The Ministry of Coal has paved the way for releasing additional coal in the market by greater utilisation of mining capacities of captive/private coal blocks, which has led to an increase in coal production by 17.52 per cent to 9.88 MT (provisional figure) in April 2023 compared to 8.41 MT in April 2022.
The total coal despatch (supply) has registered a growth of 11.76 per cent -- from 71.99 MT in April 2022 to 80.45 MT in April 2023.
This is mainly due to the initiatives t