India’s coal output jumps 18.59% in October, dispatches up by 18.14%

The Ministry of Coal said that coal production in October 2023 has seen an upturn, registering a production of 78.65 million metric tonnes (MMT), an increase of 18.59% over the 66.32 MT produced in the corresponding month of the previous year. Additionally, coal dispatch has paralleled this upward trend. In October 2023, dispatches surged to 79.30 MT, an 18.14% increase from the 67.13 MT recorded in October 2022. CIL’s dispatch performance also showed a substantial rise, with October 2023 figures reaching 61.65 MT, up from 53.69 MT in the same month last year, reflecting a growth of 14.83%.