Coal India production rose 19.3 per cent year-on-year to 67.2 million tonnes (MT) in October, while the state-owned miner’s offtake increased 18.7 per cent to 70.3 MT, according to provisional data filed with the stock exchanges.
Coal India Ltd (CIL) had produced 56.4 MT in October last year. Its offtake, which refers to coal dispatched to customers, stood at 59.2 MT during the same month a year ago. The October increase represents a sharp rise in both output and dispatch compared with the corresponding period.
For the April-October period of 2026-27, CIL’s production increased 0.7 per cent to 388.2 MT from 385.5 MT in the year-ago period. The company’s offtake during the seven-month period grew more strongly, rising 9.2 per cent to 454.6 MT from 416.2 MT.
The October production growth was led by Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), which produced 20.8 MT, an increase of 25.3 per cent. South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) recorded output of 14.3 MT, up 17.4 per cent, while Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) reported the sharpest growth among the major subsidiaries, with production rising 64.7 per cent to 5.9 MT.
Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) produced 4.6 MT, up 27.9 per cent, and Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) recorded output of 7.3 MT, an increase of 26.1 per cent. Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) produced 2.9 MT, up 7.1 per cent. Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) was the only major subsidiary to report a decline in October, with production falling 4.3 per cent to 11.4 MT.
The subsidiary-level dispatch figures also showed wide variation. WCL’s offtake rose 50.2 per cent to 6.7 MT, while CCL’s increased 44.7 per cent to 8.0 MT. ECL dispatched 4.9 MT, up 35.1 per cent. MCL’s offtake rose 13 per cent to 20.6 MT, and SECL dispatched 15.6 MT, an increase of 19.5 per cent. NCL’s offtake declined 1.1 per cent to 11.2 MT.
The April-October figures indicate that the production increase has not been uniform across CIL’s operating network. Production declined at NCL by 14.6 per cent, at MCL by 4.2 per cent and at BCCL by 9.8 per cent during the period. In contrast, WCL, CCL and ECL recorded production growth of 15.9 per cent, 21.1 per cent and 12.3 per cent, respectively.
The figures provide a snapshot of coal availability and dispatch across a key part of India’s energy supply chain. They also show that CIL’s seven-month offtake growth has outpaced its production growth, while subsidiary-level performance remains uneven. The October data was provisional and was filed by the company with the stock exchanges.
