India’s August coal production inches up 3.22% m-o-m
29 Sep 2015
India Coal Market Watch
September 28: India’s coal production in the month of August 2015 stood at 43.63 million tons, up 3.22% from 42.27 million tons (mt) reported in July 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
In August 2015, India’s coal production was marginally up 0.39% from 43.46 mt recorded in the same month a year ago (August 2014).
Production targets for the month of August 2015 were 49.25 mt while the same for 2015-16 stands at 700 mt.
India’s coal production in the first five months (April-August) of the current fiscal (2015-16) stood at 230.39 mt, up 4.58% from 220.51 mt recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal.
During the first five months (April-August) of the current fiscal (2015-16), India’s coal production was 89.62% of the targeted 257.07 mt set for the period.
The following chart provides monthly coal production figures in FY16, FY15, FY14, FY13 and FY12 (in million tons):
Month |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
2013-14 |
2012-13 |
2011-12 |
April |
48.87* |
45.38 |
43.52 |
41.46 |
39.84 |
May |
49.23* |
45.58 |
43.23 |
44.09 |
40.76 |
June |
46.49 |
43.75 |
40.42 |
41.36 |
38.5 |
July |
42.27 |
42.34 |
39.94 |
39.27 |
38.71 |
August |
43.63 |
43.46 |
38.38 |
35.84 |
32.37 |
September |
43.97 |
41 |
35.76 |
29.53 |
|
October |
49.66 |
42.73 |
44.26 |
39.66 |
|
November |
54.62 |
47.71 |
46.17 |
47.56 |
|
December |
58.37 |
54.23 |
53.69 |
52.78 |
|
January |
58.08 |
57.13 |
56.47 |
54.29 |
|
February |
58.34 |
52.26 |
50.75 |
55.1 |
|
March |
69.2 |
65.3 |
64.06 |
63.62 |
|
Total (Apr-Aug) # |
230.49 |
220.51 |
167.11 |
166.18 |
157.81 |
Total (Apr-Mar)**# |
230.49 |
612.75 |
565.77 |
556.4 |
532.74 |
*Figures for April and May 2015 have been revised
** Figures include Meghalaya production
#Updated figure may not tally due to revision in the previous month’s figure