Coal India June 2026: Off-take Rises 7.5% to 65.8M Tonnes, Production Dips

2 min read     Updated on 01 Jul 2026, 11:08 AM
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Coal India reported a 7.5% YoY rise in June 2026 off-take to 65.8 million tonnes, while production declined 0.6% to 57.4 million tonnes. Cumulative April-June 2026 off-take grew 3.5% to 197.7 million tonnes, though production fell 7.5% to 169.6 million tonnes. CCL led monthly growth in both production and off-take, while MCL and BCCL recorded notable declines.

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Coal India reported a 7.5% year-on-year increase in off-take to 65.8 million tonnes for June 2026, while provisional production dipped 0.6% to 57.4 million tonnes. The company disclosed its provisional production and off-take performance for the month and the progressive period April to June 2026 in a regulatory filing.

Production Performance

For June 2026, Coal India's total production stood at 57.4 million tonnes compared to 57.8 million tonnes in the same period last year. The cumulative production for April to June 2026 reached 169.6 million tonnes, a decrease of 7.5% from 183.3 million tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous year. Among subsidiaries, CCL posted the strongest monthly growth at 35.4%, while MCL recorded the steepest decline at 18.3%.

Subsidiary: Jun'26 Actual (Mill Te) Jun'26 Last Year (Mill Te) Growth (%) Apr-Jun'26 Actual (Mill Te) Apr-Jun'26 Last Year (Mill Te) Growth (%)
ECL 3.9 3.5 11.8 11.4 11.5 -1.0
BCCL 2.3 2.6 -11.8 6.6 9.0 -27.5
CCL 6.1 4.5 35.4 18.3 16.6 10.0
NCL 11.2 11.3 -0.1 30.0 35.9 -16.3
WCL 5.0 4.8 3.6 16.6 17.4 -4.4
SECL 14.4 13.3 7.8 44.1 41.1 7.2
MCL 14.5 17.7 -18.3 42.5 51.6 -17.5
NEC 0.00 0.00 — 0.0 0.1 -75.2
CIL 57.4 57.8 -0.6 169.6 183.3 -7.5

Off-take Performance

Total off-take for June 2026 rose to 65.8 million tonnes from 61.2 million tonnes in the same period last year. The cumulative off-take for the first three months of the fiscal year grew 3.5% to 197.7 million tonnes, up from 191.0 million tonnes in the prior year period. CCL led monthly off-take growth among subsidiaries with a notable 51.5% rise, while BCCL was the only subsidiary to record a cumulative decline of 14.5%.

Subsidiary: Jun'26 Actual (Mill Te) Jun'26 Last Year (Mill Te) Growth (%) Apr-Jun'26 Actual (Mill Te) Apr-Jun'26 Last Year (Mill Te) Growth (%)
ECL 4.4 4.0 10.1 13.8 12.5 10.4
BCCL 2.7 2.7 0.0 7.7 9.0 -14.5
CCL 7.5 5.0 51.5 21.8 18.8 16.0
NCL 11.0 10.9 1.1 32.9 34.7 -5.0
WCL 6.0 5.8 2.9 17.8 17.7 0.6
SECL 16.3 15.5 4.8 48.8 46.3 5.3
MCL 18.0 17.4 3.5 54.9 52.0 5.6
NEC 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CIL 65.8 61.2 7.5 197.7 191.0 3.5

Historical Stock Returns for Coal India

1 Day5 Days1 Month6 Months1 Year5 Years
-0.83%-2.01%-4.91%+9.40%+11.09%+196.90%

How will the widening gap between production and off-take impact Coal India's inventory levels and stockpiling costs?

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Coal India targets ₹1,900 Cr R&D investment by FY2030

1 min read     Updated on 01 Jul 2026, 07:04 AM
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Coal India plans to invest around ₹1,900 crore by FY2030 on R&D activities to drive technological transformation. R&D expenditure rose four-fold to ₹245 crore in FY 2024-25 from ₹61 crore in FY 2023-24. The company established the National Centre for Coal and Energy Research (NaCCER) and three Centres of Excellence at IITs, committing ₹253 crore to these centers.

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Coal India has intensified its Research & Development (R&D) initiatives, planning to invest a total of around ₹1,900 crore by FY2030 to drive technological transformation and future growth. The company's R&D expenditure increased four-fold to ₹245 crore in FY 2024-25, up from ₹61 crore in FY 2023-24, reflecting a significant shift in focus from proof-of-concept studies to prototype development corresponding to Technology Readiness Level (TRL)-4 and above.

Strategic R&D Framework

The company's transformational R&D thrust gathered momentum in FY 2024-25 with the establishment of the National Centre for Coal and Energy Research (NaCCER), operating on a hub-and-spoke model. To strengthen industry-academia collaboration, Coal India has set up three Centres of Excellence (CoE) at premier IITs: Centre of Clean Coal Energy and Net Zero (CLEANZ) in Hyderabad, Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) in Madras, and Innovation in Mining (IMiN) at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. The Department of Public Enterprises mandates annual R&D expenditure averaging one percent of the Profit Before Tax of the preceding three years.

Parameter Details
Target Investment ₹1,900 crore
Target Year FY2030
FY 2024-25 Spend ₹245 crore
FY 2023-24 Spend ₹61 crore

Projects and Collaborations

Coal India has committed ₹253 crore, to be released in phases, to the CoEs. Currently, 19 R&D projects with a total outlay of ₹225 crore are being executed by scientific institutions under NaCCER, alongside 13 pilot-scale research projects in the CoEs. The research portfolio spans clean coal energy, carbon capture, rare earth recovery, and sustainable materials. International collaborations include partnerships with Ergo Exergy (Canada) for underground coal gasification, Ericsson (Sweden) for 5G technologies, and CSIRO (Australia) for collaborative research.

Historical Stock Returns for Coal India

1 Day5 Days1 Month6 Months1 Year5 Years
-0.83%-2.01%-4.91%+9.40%+11.09%+196.90%

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