India's Coal Production increases by 8.27 per cent to over 58 MT in Aug 2022

The Country's overall Coal Production has increased by 8.27 per cent to over 58 million ton in August this year as compared to the same month last year.

Coal Ministry said, of the top 37 coal producing mines in the country, 25 mines produced more than 100 per cent while the production level of five mines stood between 80 and 100 per



cent.

At the same time, the coal despatch has also increased by 5.41 per cent to over 63 million tonnes as compared to August last year.

The Ministry said, the overall power generation in August this year has been 3.14 per cent higher than the power generated in August last year.