India’s coal production rises 6% to 79.60 million tonnes in January

India’s coal output registered an increase of 6.13 per cent to 79.60 million tonnes in January, the government said on Monday.

India’s coal output stood at 75 million tonnes (MT) in January 2020.

“India’s coal production increased by 6.13 per cent to 79.60 million tonnes…during Jan 2022 as compared to the same month 2020,” the coal ministry said in a statement.

Coal production of FY’22 has been compared with FY’20 as FY’21 has been considered an abnormal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As per the provisional data of the coal ministry, out of the total production during January this year, Coal India Ltd (CIL) achieved a growth of 2.35 per cent by producing 64.50 MT.