For the four-month period from April to July 2026, however, the state-run miner’s overall coal production declined 4.3% year-on-year, falling to 220.0 million tonnes from 229.8 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year. Offtake for the same period still grew 6.8% to 261.9 million tonnes, compared to 245.2 million tonnes a year earlier, pointing to strong dispatch momentum even as output growth lagged over the longer stretch.
Performance varied widely across the Maharatna company’s subsidiaries. Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) posted the strongest July production growth, up 56.9% to 5.9 million tonnes, with offtake climbing 66.1% to 7.4 million tonnes. Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) grew production 34.1% to 3.6 million tonnes in July, with offtake up 38.4% to 4.5 million tonnes. South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), CIL’s largest subsidiary by volume, grew production 17.5% to 11.5 million tonnes and offtake 11.1% to 14.4 million tonnes, while Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) saw production rise 15.5% to 2.9 million tonnes and offtake surge 36.2% to 5.4 million tonnes.
Not all subsidiaries fared as well. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) was the notable laggard, with July production falling 10.7% to 13.1 million tonnes, though its offtake still rose 10.4% to 18.2 million tonnes; on a cumulative April-July basis, MCL’s production was down 16.0%. Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) posted modest July production growth of 3.4% to 2.5 million tonnes, but its cumulative offtake for April-July fell 21.1%, the sharpest decline among the major subsidiaries. North Eastern Coalfields (NEC), the smallest unit in the group, recorded negligible volumes, with offtake down 100% for the month.
The shares of the company ended 0.67% in the red on Friday, July 31. The stock has gained 3.48% in the year so far.
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