India’s coal production stood at 492.95 million tonnes in 2008-09 a rise of 8% from 457.08 million tonnes the previous year as Coal India Ltd increased its output.
Of the increase of 36 million tonnes, Coal India Ltd (CIL) and the Singareni Collieries Company Limited contributed 24 million tonnes and 4 million tonnes respectively.
Production to December 2009 was 365.088 million tonnes.
To meet a domestic shortfall the companies also resorted imported around 59 million tonnes with around 24 million tonnes of coking coal and 35 million tonnes of non-coking coal in 2008-09.
Imported coking coal, mostly from Australia, is mainly used in steel making. Non-coking coal, mostly imported from Indonesia and South Africa, is used in power generation and cement manufacturing also mainly on cost/quality consideration.
Coking coal production to December 2009 was 29.488 million tonnes with about 3.858 million tonnes of coking coal produced in December 2009 against 3.633 million tonnes in December 2008.
Indian coal is traditionally high ash coal and of low calorific value.
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