India's coal production surged in the first five months of the fiscal year 2024-25, with a 6.48% increase, bringing the total output to 384.08 million tonnes (MT) by August 2024, according to the Ministry of Coal. This is a significant rise from the 360.71 MT produced during the same period last fiscal year.
Coal India Limited (CIL), the nation?s largest coal producer, contributed 290.39 MT to this total, marking a 3.17% growth compared to the 281.46 MT produced between April and August 2023. Additionally, captive and other entities saw a substantial 30.56% increase in production, reaching 68.99 MT, up from 52.84 MT in the previous year. (ET)
