Coal production rises 15% during April-February 2022-23

New Delhi: Coal production in the county has increased by over 15 per cent to 784.41 million tonnes during the last fiscal year as compared to 681.5 million tonnes produced during the same period of the fiscal year of 2022.

Coal India Limited reported production of 619.70 million tonnes up to February of the fiscal year 2023 as compared to 542.38 million tonnes during the same period of the fiscal year 2022, representing an increase of over 14



per cent.

The Coal Ministry has paved the way for releasing additional coal in the market by greater utilization of mining capacities of captive coal blocks which have led to an increase in production by captive and other companies by 29.83 per cent to over 104 million tonnes during the last fiscal year as compared to 80.55 million tonnes produced during the corresponding period of the fiscal year 2022.