Author: Shivani Patil
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India’s coal output, despatch falter in Apr’26; pithead stock overhang persists
Pithead stocks remained significantly above normal Rake loading bottlenecks pressured coal evacuation India’s coal sector began the new fiscal year on a sluggish note, with both production and despatch recording year-on-year declines in April 2026. More significantly, the massive overhang of pithead inventory that had built up to a record 152 MnT by the end…