India’s coal production jumped 8.85% to 73.14 million tonne (MT) in April 2023 and the total coal despatch during the month went up 11.66% to 80.35 MT as against the corresponding figures in the previous year.
In April 2022, coal production stood at 67.20 MT and the coal supply was 71.96 MT, as per the coal ministry. The coal production in April 2023 was 94.89% of 77.08 MT target for the month. The full FY24 production target is 1,012 MT.
Coal India and subsidiaries together produced 57.57 MT of coal in April 2023, up 7.67% from 53.47 MT in April 2022.
