- MCL remains largest producer even as output slides 3%
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Coal India Limited (CIL) reported a marginal decline in both coal production and offtake during April 2025-January 2026, as subdued output from key subsidiaries offset gains at select mines, according to provisional data released by the miner.
CIL’s coal production stood at 609 million tonnes (mnt) during April-January of FY’26, down 2% y-o-y compared with 621.1 mnt in the corresponding period last year. Production during January 2026 rose 2.6% y-o-y to 79.8 mnt from 77.8 mnt a year earlier.
Among subsidiaries, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) remained the top performer, producing 138.7 mt during the ten-month period, registering a 7.6% growth over last year. Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) reported broadly flat output at 117.6 mt, while Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) saw production decline 2.8% y-o-y to 178 mnt, despite remaining the largest contributor to CIL’s overall output.
On the offtake front, CIL’s coal dispatches fell 3% y-o-y to 612.1 mnt during April-January, compared with 631.2 mnt in the year-ago period. January 2026 offtake declined 4.7% to 66.3 mnt, reflecting softer dispatches across most subsidiaries.
SECL was the only major arm to record growth in cumulative offtake, with dispatches rising 3.6% y-o-y to 145.7 mnt. In contrast, offtake fell at CCL (-13.7%), WCL (-11%), BCCL (-11%), and MCL (-1.4%), while NCL’s dispatches remained largely flat.
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