Coal Snapshot

🔥 India’s Coal Power: Breaking the Billion Mark!

India has officially crossed the 997 MT coal production mark in FY 2024 — inching toward a 1 billion MT milestone! That’s nearly +64% growth since 2015.

📊 Production Timeline (in MT):

• 2015 – 609.18
• 2020 – 730.87
• 2023 – 893.19
• 2024 – 997.23

🏆 India = 5th largest coal reserve globally

🇮🇳 Key Producers:

• Coal India Ltd – 78%
• SECL (Subsidiary) – 15%
• Others – 7%

⛏️ Despite a green energy push, coal still fuels 70%+ of India’s power. The surge in production is India’s attempt to reduce dependence on thermal coal imports and meet peak summer demand spikes.

📉 But here’s the flip side:

• Climate risk is rising
• Domestic logistics bottlenecks persist
• Global coal prices remain volatile

🛡️ India is balancing its energy security needs with long-term renewable targets.