India's coal production rises 15% to 893 million tonnes in 2022-23
Business | May 03, 2023 17:44 ISTThe government aims to enhance production to 1,012 million tonnes in the current fiscal.
The government aims to enhance production to 1,012 million tonnes in the current fiscal.
The total dispatch of coal has been at 37.18 MT, recording an increase of 15.87 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
The government may allow power plants facing fuel shortages to blend upto 10 per cent imported coal and run their plants at optimal capacity to prevent any outages.
"The Centre is fulfilling all the demands required by the states. Coal stocks have started increasing in the last four days," sources said.
The coal ministry has directed the consultancy arm of Coal India (CIL) to be actively involved in coal bed methane (CBM) development in state-run firm's leasehold areas, the official said.
Coal India produced 554.14 million tonne of coal in 2016-17, while coal off-take was 543.32 million tonne during the same period.
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