India aims to produce 186.63 million tonne (mt) of coal exclusively from captive and commercial mines during the FY2024-25 and increase it further to 225.69 mt in FY26, the government said on Monday.
“As per the present plans of the ministry, production target from such mines will be touching 383.56 mt by FY2029-30,” the government said. As of December 2023, 50 captive mines are producing coal, with 32 allocated to the power sector, 11 to the non-regulated sector, and seven mines allocated for coal sales.
