Coal India reports SWMA e-auction data for May 2026

coal india disclosed the provisional Single Window Mode Agnostic (SWMA) e-auction sales data for May 2026 and the cumulative period for FY 2026-27 (April-May 2026) to the stock exchanges. The filing, submitted under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015, details the quantity of coal offered and allocated across the company and its subsidiary companies.

During May 2026, the total quantity offered by Coal India and its subsidiaries stood at 257.42 lakh tonnes. The quantity allocated against these offers was 84.20 lakh tonnes, resulting in an overall allocation percentage of 33%. The e-auction prices realized during the month showed an average increase of 36% over the Notified Price.

For the cumulative period of FY 2026-27 covering April and May 2026, the total quantity offered aggregated to 562.93 lakh tonnes. The quantity allocated during this two-month period was 201.94 lakh tonnes, maintaining an allocation rate of 36%. The premium over the Notified Price for this period was higher at 45%.

The performance varied across subsidiaries. Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and North Eastern Coalfield (NEC) achieved 100% allocation in both the monthly and cumulative periods. South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) recorded the highest allocation among major subsidiaries, with 76% in May and 78% in the FY 2026-27 period.

E-auction Performance Summary

Subsidiary	Qty. Offered May (Lakh Tonnes)	Qty. Allocated May (Lakh Tonnes)	% Allocated May	% Increase over Notified Price May
ECL	35.08	4.85	14%	33%
BCCL	8.86	0.69	8%	41%
CCL	42.28	14.33	34%	9%
NCL	4.11	4.11	100%	104%
WCL	18.28	9.94	54%	27%
SECL	38.91	29.75	76%	44%
MCL	109.86	20.49	19%	33%
NEC	0.05	0.05	100%	96%
CIL Total	257.42	84.20	33%	36%

FY 2026-27 (Apr-May) Performance

Subsidiary	Qty. Offered FY (Lakh Tonnes)	Qty. Allocated FY (Lakh Tonnes)	% Allocated FY	% Increase over Notified Price FY
ECL	80.05	15.39	19%	54%
BCCL	39.82	6.05	15%	27%
CCL	89.01	29.49	33%	16%
NCL	11.95	11.95	100%	91%
WCL	41.64	22.24	53%	32%
SECL	95.72	74.43	78%	58%
MCL	204.44	42.09	21%	37%
NEC	0.30	0.30	100%	91%
CIL Total	562.93	201.94	36%	45%

1 Day	5 Days	1 Month	6 Months	1 Year	5 Years
+3.21%	+3.52%	-1.52%	+25.64%	+18.68%	+219.97%

Coal India reported a provisional production decline of 11.6% year-on-year to 56.1 million tonnes in May 2026, while off-take increased by 2.2% to 66.7 million tonnes. The company submitted its provisional performance data for the month and the progressive period ending May 2026 to the stock exchanges on June 1, 2026.

Production Performance

The total coal production for Coal India stood at 56.1 million tonnes in May 2026, compared to 63.5 million tonnes in the same period last year. For the progressive period from April to May 2026, production aggregated to 112.2 million tonnes, a decrease of 10.6% from 125.6 million tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Subsidiary-wise Production

The following table presents the production performance across Coal India's subsidiaries for May 2026 and the April–May 2026 progressive period:

Subsidiary:	May'26 Actual (Mill Te)	May'26 Last Year (Mill Te)	Growth (%)	Apr-May'26 Actual (Mill Te)	Apr-May'26 Last Year (Mill Te)	Growth (%)
ECL	3.9	4.0	-3.6	7.5	8.0	-6.5
BCCL	2.3	3.1	-25.5	4.3	6.4	-33.8
CCL	6.2	6.2	0.4	12.2	12.1	0.7
NCL	9.5	12.4	-23.7	18.8	24.6	-23.7
WCL	5.6	6.1	-8.4	11.6	12.5	-7.5
SECL	14.4	13.8	4.5	29.7	27.8	6.9
MCL	14.3	17.9	-20.1	28.0	33.9	-17.2
NEC	0.00	0.05	-93.3	0.0	0.1	-75.2
CIL	56.1	63.5	-11.6	112.2	125.6	-10.6

Among subsidiaries, SECL was a notable outperformer, posting production growth of 4.5% in May 2026 to 14.4 million tonnes, while CCL remained broadly flat with marginal growth of 0.4%. In contrast, NEC, BCCL, and NCL recorded the steepest declines, with NEC falling 93.3%, BCCL down 25.5%, and NCL declining 23.7% during the month.

Off-take Performance

Off-take for the month of May 2026 reached 66.7 million tonnes, up from 65.2 million tonnes in the same month last year. In the two-month period ending May 2026, total off-take was 130.9 million tonnes, compared to 129.8 million tonnes in the previous year, registering a growth of 0.9%.

Subsidiary-wise Off-take

The table below details the off-take performance of each subsidiary for May 2026 and the cumulative April–May 2026 period:

Subsidiary:	May'26 Actual (Mill Te)	May'26 Last Year (Mill Te)	Growth (%)	Apr-May'26 Actual (Mill Te)	Apr-May'26 Last Year (Mill Te)	Growth (%)
ECL	4.6	4.4	6.4	9.2	8.5	8.5
BCCL	2.7	3.2	-15.8	5.0	6.3	-21.1
CCL	7.9	6.7	17.3	14.3	13.9	3.3
NCL	10.8	11.7	-8.4	21.6	23.7	-9.1
WCL	5.9	5.8	0.7	11.8	11.9	-0.6
SECL	16.1	15.6	3.1	32.1	30.8	4.0
MCL	18.8	17.8	5.6	37.0	34.7	6.7
NEC	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CIL	66.7	65.2	2.2	130.9	129.8	0.9

On the off-take front, CCL led growth with a 17.3% rise in May 2026, followed by ECL at 6.4% and MCL at 5.6%. BCCL was the weakest performer, with off-take declining 15.8% during the month. MCL remained the largest contributor to overall off-take at 18.8 million tonnes in May 2026, while SECL followed at 16.1 million tonnes.