Coal Ministry to set up PSPs on closed mines
New Delhi: Coal India has posted a 13.4 per cent year-on-year rise in coal production at 53.6 million tonnes (MT) in July 2023. At 53.6 MT, the production was up by 6 MT from the 47.3 MT output of July last year, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a statement on Tuesday. CIL's production soared to 229.1 MT till April-July 2023, 10.7 per cent higher compared to 207 MT of April-July 2022. The coal PSU has set a target to produce 780 MT coal in FY24. In FY23, CIL produced 703 MT of coal. "All our subsidiaries have registered growth over previous FY23 with SECL coming back strongly with a 10 MT production increase. "Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) and South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) have sailed past their respective targets progressively till July 2023," a senior company official said. CIL's total supplies peaked at 58.3 MT in July, posting a strong 7.2 per cent growth over 54.4 MT in July 22.
