Govt units coal manufacturing goal of 170 million tonnes for FY25

The federal government has set the goal of manufacturing 170 million tonnes of coal from captive and business coal blocks within the nation in the course of the present monetary 12 months.

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In FY24, captive and business coal blocks produced 147.12 million tonnes (MT) of dry gasoline, 26 per cent larger from 116 MT produced in FY23.

In response to an official, Further Secretary, Ministry of Coal, M Nagaraju this week, reviewed the coal manufacturing targets for FY25. Representatives of 74 coal mines have been current within the assessment assembly.

“Coal block allottees are assured of reaching the manufacturing goal of 170.0 MT in 2024-25,” the official stated.

The Further Secretary additionally reviewed the plans of anticipated operationalisation of recent mines throughout 2024-25.

Out of the overall output of 147.2 MT in FY24, energy sector captive mines produced round 121.3 MT, captive mines of the non-power sector produced 8.4 MT whereas business mines generated 17.5 MT of gasoline.

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The nation’s coal import rose to 244.27 MT within the April-February interval of FY24 from 227.93 MT within the year-ago interval, in response to information compiled by B2B e-commerce firm mjunction.