Coal production rises by 9% in December 2022 to 82.87 MT

India's coal production increased 9.2 percent to 82.87 million tons in December 2022, from 75.87 million tons in November 2022.

On a year-over-year basis, domestic coal production increased 10.8 percent in December 2022 from December 2021, when it stood at 74.79 million tons.

According to data from the Coal Ministry, Coal India registered a growth of 10.30 percent in December 2022, while Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) and captive mines registered a growth of 19.12 percent and 9.01 percent respectively.

At the same time, coal shipments rose 5.28 percent to 78.91 million tons in December 2022, compared to 74.95 million tons in the corresponding period last year.

In December 2022, CIL, SCCL and captive mines recorded growth of 3.57 percent, 17.89 percent and 8.85 percent by shipping 62.72 million tons, 6.72 million tons and 9.46 million tons of coal, respectively.

Electric utility shipments also rose 4.26 percent in December 2022 to 65.65 million tons.