South Eastern Coalfields joins 150-mt coal production club in FY23

In the past three years, SECL's coal production has decreased

South Eastern Coalfields (SECL) has become the second state-run Coal India (CIL) company to reach the milestone of producing more than 150 million tonnes (mt) of coal in the current financial year (FY).

Sambalpur-based Mahanadi Coalfields (MCL) was the first CIL entity to join the club this FY.

According to a company spokesperson, SECL crossed the mark last week. This was the fourth time that the Chhattisgarh-based CIL entity had crossed the 150-mt figure since inception. SECL had been CIL’s highest coal-producing company till 2021-22, when MCL recorded 168.2 mt of coal production to top the chart. SECL could produce 148 mt