Country ready for any unprecedented demand for coal: Govt
The pithead coal stock at the mines of CIL was 106.78 MT on 1 April, 2025. This has grown to 121.39 MT on 9 March, 2026.
The pithead coal stock at the mines of CIL was 106.78 MT on 1 April, 2025. This has grown to 121.39 MT on 9 March, 2026.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) shared an article written by Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy in an English daily, on its social media platform X.
"The reply given by the Minister of Coal in the Rajya Sabha to a question raised by CPI MP PP Suneer has clearly exposed the government’s oft-repeated claims of transitioning towards renewable energy," the CPI Parliamentary Party Office said in a statement.
Replying to a query by BJD member Sambit Patra, the minister told the Upper House that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), periodically reviews the environmental compliance status of operating coal mines, including the mines in Sundargarh district of Odisha.
Coal production from captive and commercial mines in June 2025 stood at 15.57 million tonnes (MT), while dispatches reached 17.31 MT, according to data released by the Ministry of Coal.
Captive and other mines produced 18.95 MT, reflecting a significant growth of 29.61 per cent compared to 14.62 MT in the corresponding period of the last year.
There has been a significant growth in coal production and dispatch from captive and commercial mines, showcasing remarkable growth compared to the previous year.
The villagers of Samdih stopped coal production of Dabur Colliery of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) today morning demanding restoration of the local burning ghat.
The Ministry of Coal has achieved a notable upswing in overall coal production during October 2024, reaching 84.45 million tonnes (MT). The production surpassed the 78.57 MT of the corresponding month last year, registering an increase of 7.48 per cent.
In September last year, the coal production was 67.26 MT.
