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New Delhi : India’s coal production increased by 6.13 % to 79.60 Million Ton from 75 MT in January 2022 as compared to the same month 2020.
As per the provisional data of the Ministry of Coal, out of the total production during January this year, Coal India Ltd (CIL) achieved a growth of 2.35% by producing 64.50 MT of Coal. Singareni Collieries Ltd (SCCL) registered a growth of 5.42% by producing 6.03 MT, and captive blocks achieved a growth of 44.91% by producing 9.07 MT of coal during the period.
Coal despatch increased by 10.80 % to 75.55 MT from 68.19 MT in January 2022. Out of the total production during January 2022, Coal India Ltd (CIL) achieved a growth of 7.71% by despatching 60.85 MT of Coal, Singareni Collieries Ltd (SCCL) achieved a growth of 6.45% by despatching 5.99 MT, and captive blocks registered a growth of 43.55% with 8.71 MT of coal despatch during the period.
Of the top 35 mines producing coal, 14 mines performed more than 100 per cent and another six mines’ production stood between 80 and 100 per cent. At the same time, power utilities despatch has grown by 18.70 % to 63.22 MT of coal in January 2022 as compared to 53.26 MT in January 2020.
Coal based power generation has registered a growth of 9.21 % in January 2022 in comparison to January 2020. The overall power generation in January 2022 has been 6.69% higher than in January 2020. Further, coal based power generation in January 2022 has been 88,642 MU in comparison to 85,579 MU in December 2021 and registered a growth of 3.58 %. Total power generation has also increased in January 2022 to 1,15,757 MU from 1,13,094 MU in December 2021, according to a PIB release. Coal production of FY 22 has been compared with FY 20 as FY 21 has been considered as abnormal year due to Covid-19 pandemic.