During July this year, Coal India Ltd (CIL), Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) and captive mines/others clocked a growth of 11.12% and 44.37% by producing 47.33 MT and 9.80 MT coal, respectively.
However, SCCL registered a negative growth of 32.51% during the month.
Of the top 37 coal mines, production of 24 mines was over 100% during July this year. Another seven mines' production stood between 80 and 100%.
Also, coal despatch increased by 8.51% to 67.81 MT in July this year from 62.49 MT during July last fiscal.
During July 2022, CIL and captive mines/others recorded a growth of 8.17% and 40.78%, by dispatching 54.54 MT and 9.91 MT, respectively.
The Power utilities despatch has grown by 17.09% to 58.45 MT during July this year as compared to 49.92 MT in July 2021 due to an increase in power demand.
Coal-based power generation has seen a growth of 4.76% in July 2022. The overall power generation in July 2022 has been 4.29% higher than in July 2021, the data released by the government showed.
Meanwhile, India’s coal production increased by 32.57% to 67.59 million tonne in June this year amid anticipation of rising power demand in the country. In June last year, the domestic coal production was 50.98 million tonne.
