The Ministry of Coal released a statement stating that overall coal production in India increased by 8.4% in the first quarter of FY 2023–24 to 222.93 million tonne (MT) as opposed to 205.65 MT in the first quarter of FY 2022–23. In comparison to 159.63 MT produced during the same period last year, Coal India…
At 76.26 million tonnes (MT) in May, domestic coal production increased year over year by 7.10%. India produced 71.21 MT of coal in the same month in 2022, according to a statement from the coal ministry. “Ministry of Coal has accomplished a remarkable feat with a significant surge in overall coal production during May 23,…
In April 2023, India’s coal output increased by 8.85% to 73.14 million tonnes (MT), and the total amount of coal shipped during the month increased by 11.66% to 80.35 MT compared to the same period last year. According to the coal ministry, there were 71.96 MT of coal available in April 2022, while production was…
With steel mills looking into less expensive options, such as Russian coal, as opposed to more conventional but more expensive supplies from Australia, India’s imports of coking coal grew by almost 3% to 54.33 million tonnes (mt) in FY23. Shipments into India totaled 53.04 mt in FY22. Australian coking coal shipments decreased 13% year over…
Eight core industries’ combined output increased by 6% in February as compared to 5.9% in the same month last year. It’s interesting to note that the Commerce and Industry Ministry increased the core sector growth estimate for January 2023 from 7.8 to 8.9 percent. An official statement stated that the core industries’ overall growth rate from…
In the fourth quarter of the current fiscal, compared to the third quarter, Coal India Ltd (CIL) is projected to see a close to 17% increase in coal despatch to clients in the non-regulated sector (NRS). In Q4 FY23, 3.67 lakh tonnes of coal have been delivered on average daily to NRS customers. With a…
The state-owned power producer NTPC announced on Monday that its electricity production increased by over 12% between April – February of last year to 364.2 billion units. NTPC Ltd. “recorded 11.92% rise in generation, i.e. 364.2 BU in FY23 through February month, compared to the country’s generation growth of 9.56%,” according to a company release….
With a 7-9% increase to roughly 425 million tonne (MT) in fiscal 2024, the country’s cement consumption is expected to expand for a third straight year, but the outlook for operating profits is still unclear.According to a report by Crisil Market Intelligence & Analytics, the operational margins, which were under pressure because of high pricing…
The biggest annual growth rate for any nation will be seen in India’s need for coal in 2022, driven by increased thermal power output to meet higher-than-average summer demand and escalating economic activity. The second-largest consumer of coal in the world increased its consumption by 14% year over year (yoy) to 1,033 million tonnes (mt)…
The first half of the current fiscal year saw India import 131.92 million tonnes (mt) of coal for a whopping 2.31 lakh crore, or about $28 billion at Wednesday’s exchange rate, the highest amount thus far in value terms since FY19. The high value of imports was caused by rising global coal costs, which were…
