Auctioned blocks to yield annual revenue of about Rs.47,000CR
The cumulative coal production up to July, in FY 2026-27, stood at 302.24 MT (Provisional), while the cumulative coal dispatch reached 354.70 MT (Provisional), registering a growth of 5.87% over the same period of last Financial Year.
The overall coal production in the country during July 2026 reached 69.75 MT (Provisional), compared to 64.88 MT produced July 2025, the Coal Ministry said on 2 Aug.
Meanwhile coal dispatch in July 2026 showed a robust growth of 17.34% YoY in July, 2026, reaching 86.33 MT (Provisional) during the month compared to 73.57 MT last year.
The growth in coal production and dispatch underscores the Ministry’s sustained commitment and efforts to ensuring consistent supply and operational stability across the sector.
Coal India Limited contributed an impressive 50.35 MT (Provisional) to the July’s production figures, marking 8.42% growth over July, 2025. CIL dispatched 63.67 MT (Provisional) of coal during July, 2026, with a growth of 17.43% over coal dispatched during July, 2025. The cumulative coal dispatch by CIL also registered a growth of 6.81% up to July, in FY 2026-27, compared to same period last year.
The Ministry said it is committed to achieving sustainable growth, improving coal availability, and reducing dependence on imports. With this positive momentum, the coal sector continues to play a pivotal role in powering India’s growth story.
Since June 2020, 141 coal mines have been auctioned commercially across 14 rounds, with a combined peak rated capacity of 366.35 MT per annum. Of these, 123 have gone to private players, and 44 of the successful bidders were entities that had not mined coal before.
Captive and commercial blocks together produced about 210.46 MT in FY 2025-26, crossing the 200 million tonne mark for the first time. A decade earlier the figure stood at 28.83 MT, a compound annual growth of about 22 per cent over the period. Within this, commercial mines have contributed about 26.12 MT in FY 2025-26, with 23 mines operational (obtained Mine Opening Permission).
At full production, the blocks auctioned so far are expected to yield annual revenue of about Rs.47,000 crore, draw capital expenditure of about Rs.48,756 crore, and generate employment of about 475,000.
The present focus is on ensuring that every auctioned mine is brought into production, the Ministry said. Through sustained efforts for ease of doing business, the clearances required for blocks operationalization have been reduced and simplified, thereby scheduled operationalization timelines have been shortened, from 51 months to 40 for fully explored blocks and from 66 to 52 for partially explored ones (effective from the 15th round now under way). Fiinews.com
