Coal India Limited

Coal India absorbing input costs surge to shield consumers from price spike

State-owned Coal India Limited is absorbing rising input costs to protect consumers from higher coal prices, even as expenses for key inputs, such as explosives and industrial diesel, have surged sharply following the West Asia conflict. The company said it has chosen not to pass on the increase, warning that doing so could trigger a cascading impact across sectors reliant on coal. It is also compensating contractors operating in its mines for higher diesel costs. Prices of ammonium nitrate - a key component accounting for about 60 per cent of explosives used in opencast mining - have risen 44 per cent to Rs 72,750 per tonne as of April 1 from pre-war levels. This has pushed up the average cost of explosives by around 26 per cent to nearly Rs 49,800 per tonne by end-March. Coal India's subsidiaries consume about 0.9 million tonnes of explosives annually. This entire cost is being absorbed by Coal India, the company said. Diesel prices have also surged, rising roughly 54 per cent t

Amid Iran war, CIL plans to offer 25.62 MT of coal in April via auction

State-owned Coal India Ltd plans to offer 25.62 million tonnes of coal through online auction in the current month, a move expected to mitigate the impact of energy supply shocks on industries amid the West Asia crisis. The disruptions in LNG, LPG and crude oil supplies from the Middle East have increased demand for coal, driving up its import prices. Coal India had offered 32.532 million tonnes of coal through e-auction in March against 20.5 million tonnes in February this year. The state-run coal producer plans to offer coal through the Single Window Mode Agnostic (SWMA) auction. SWMA auction is a unified, simplified e-auction system launched in 2022 to consolidate multiple existing auction windows (Spot, Special Spot, Forward) into a single platform, making coal procurement easier, more transparent, and market-driven for all buyers. According to Coal India Ltd's SWMA auction calender, Coal India subsidiary Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) plans to put on offer 2 million tonnes (MT),

Coal India's output falls by 1.5%, ample stockpiles ready to meet demand

Output dropped from a year earlier to 84.5 million tons, while sales grew 0.7%, the company said

Coal India arm SECL's production rises over 5% in FY26 amid rising demands

Coal India arm SECL on Wednesday said it has registered a 5.26 per cent growth in production and 4.6 per cent increase in offtake, the volume of dry fuel supplied, in 2025-26, signalling steady progress amid rising energy demand. SECL recorded the total coal production of 176.2 million tonnes (MT) in FY26, up 5.26 per cent from 167.4 MT produced in 2024-25. The company's coal offtake in FY26 stood at 178.6 million tonnes compared to 170.7 MT in FY25. With 364.3 million cubic metres of overburden removal from mining pits, SECL achieved its highest-ever OBR, it said in a statement. "South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has achieved a significant milestone in FY 2025-26, emerging as the only subsidiary of Coal India Limited to register positive growth across all three key performance parameters -- coal production, offtake and overburden removal (OBR)," it said. Despite numerous operational and geographical challenges, the company's workforce has consistently delivered, ensuring ..

Coal India up 3% in weak market; Geojit upgrades to 'Buy', sees 11% upside

Coal India share price target: Geojit has upgraded its rating on Coal India to 'Buy' and revised the target price to ₹506, implying an uside of 11 per cent from CMP of ₹456

CIL to invest ₹3,300 crore in 8 coking coal washeries to cut imports

Coal India will invest Rs 3,300 crore to set up eight coking coal washeries by FY2030, aiming to improve coal quality, reduce imports and support domestic steel production

Ex-Coal India top brass seek PM Modi's help to revise stagnant pensions

Several former top brass of Coal India Ltd (CIL), its subsidiaries and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd have sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to revise retired employees' pension, pointing out that it "remains constant forever". Former CIL director (technical) Binay Dayal, a signatory of the letter, on Tuesday said 75 former chairpersons, managing directors and directors of the PSUs have written to the prime minister over the issue. In the March 23 letter, the former top executives said the pension fixed at the time of retirement remains "constant forever without any adjustment for rise in prices", leaving many retired miners struggling. They alleged mismanagement of the Coal Mines Pension Scheme (CMPS)-1998 corpus and suboptimal investment decisions as the root cause of the pension amount remaining static, pointing out that the Public Accounts Committee had highlighted these shortcomings in its 12th report. Despite the government's stated commitment to review and

Iran war: SECL ready to meet India's coal demand amid energy disruptions

SECL, the second largest coal producing arm of Coal India Ltd, on Monday said it is prepared to meet the country's coal demand, including the power sector's requirement, amid the evolving global energy dynamics. The ongoing war in West Asia has disrupted global energy routes like the Strait of Hormuz, raising the costs of imported coal and LNG, which indirectly pressure India's coal and power sectors. South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) Chairman and Managing Director Harish Duhan told PTI that the company continues to maintain strong operational momentum. During the current financial year, the company has achieved around 165 million tonnes of coal production and over 169 million tonnes of coal dispatch up to mid-March, ensuring a steady supply to power plants and other consumers. The company supplies coal to major power generators like NTPC, Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) and Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL). The company is currently ...

Axis Direct upgrades Coal India to 'Buy'; sees demand tailwinds ahead

Axis Direct expects a pick-up in power demand going into the summer season, providing a tailwind to Coal India's volumes. It has hiked Coal India share price target to ₹500

CIL despatches record 375 MT coal via rail with third-party sampling

State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Thursday announced a major milestone, having despatched about 375 million tonnes of coal through the rail mode, all sampled by third-party sampling agencies (TPSAs), till December of the current fiscal. The achievement underscores CIL's enhanced focus on quality assurance and supply chain reliability amid rising domestic demand for coal, which powers a chunk of the country's electricity generation. This volume highlights the success of third-party sampling protocols mandated by the government to ensure unbiased quality checks, bring down disputes with power plants and check pilferage. "Till December FY 2026, CIL has despatched about 375 million tonnes (MTs) of coal through rail mode which was sampled by TPSAs," the company said in a filing to BSE. Of this, half of the despatches were made through silos where the installed auto mechanical samplers ensured high standards of coal quality process control. The coal behemoth is aiming to increase this

Coal India subsidiary BCCL to launch first IPO of 2026 on January 9

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, is set to open its initial public offering on January 9, marking the first public issue of 2026. The initial public offering (IPO) will be closely tracked by the Dalal Street as an early gauge of investor appetite for public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the new year. According to the red herring prospectus (RHP), the maiden public issue, entirely an offer for sale (OFS) of 46.57 crore equity shares by Coal India Ltd (CIL), will close on January 13, while anchor investor bidding is scheduled for January 8. The proposed listing of BCCL is part of the government's broader divestment push in the coal sector, aimed at unlocking value in Coal India's subsidiaries and enhancing transparency through market discipline. The company will announce key details, such as price band, lot size and issue structure, on January 5. Last year, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDIL), another wholly-owned arm of

Coal India arm BCCL raises ₹273 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), an arm of Coal India, on Thursday said it has mobilised over Rs 273 crore from anchor investors, a day before the opening of its initial public offering (IPO). Major anchor investors include Life Insurance Corporation of India, Bandhan Mutual Fund, Nippon India Mutual Fund and UTI Mutual Fund, according to a circular uploaded on the BSE's website. Additionally, foreign funds like Citrine Fund, Copthall Mauritius, Societe Generale ODI and Maybank Securities were also allotted shares, the circular showed. Bharat Coking Coal has allocated 118,753,500 equity shares to anchor investors for Rs 23 per share. This aggregates the fundraising to Rs 273.13 crore. The company's Rs 1,071-crore initial public offering (IPO) will open on January 9, marking the first public issue of 2026. The issue will close on January 13. The price band has been fixed at Rs 21 to Rs 23 per share, and at the higher end, the company is valued at over Rs 10,700 crore. According to t

Stocks with bullish momentum: IDBI Bank, CIL, Graphite, JSL, Ajanta Pharma

Coal India, IDBI Bank, Jindal Stainless, Ajanta Pharma and Graphite India were seen trading above the higher end of the Bollinger Bands backed by strong volume on charts.

CIL allows direct participation of foreign coal buyers in e-auction

Currently, overseas consumers access Coal India's coal only through Indian traders

Coal India share price zooms 6%, hits fresh 52-week high; here's why

Around 1:10 PM, Coal India share price was trading 5.50 per cent higher at ₹422.35 per share. By comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.53 per cent higher at 85,641.58 levels.

Coal India rallies 7% in 2 days, stock nears 52-week high; here's why

Coal India board approved the listings of its arms South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL).

B Sairam takes charge as Coal India chairman and managing director

State-owned CIL on Tuesday said B Sairam has taken over as its Chairman and Managing Director (CMD). This comes at a time when Coal India Ltd (CIL) has intensified efforts to achieve record production targets amid surging domestic energy demand. He succeeds Coal Additional Secretary Sanoj Kumar Jha who held the interim charge as Chairman since November 1, 2025, following the superannuation of P M Prasad on October 31. "B Sairam took over as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Coal India Limited (CIL) effective 15 December 2025, " the coal behemoth said in a filing to the BSE. Earlier, Sairam headed Coal India arm Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) as its CMD. "Increased coal production and improved quality coal supplies remain our core functional area in meeting the energy demand of the country. But aligning with the changing business scenario and energy sector dynamics we are also actively foraying into solar power, critical mineral acquisitions and coal gasification. The company is als

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Coal India's production drops by 3.7% in Apr-Nov period to 453.5 mn tonnes

State-owned CIL's coal production dropped by 3.7 per cent to 453.5 million tonnes (MT) in the April-November period of the current financial year, even as the government is taking several steps to ramp up domestic output and bring down the reliance on imports. Coal India Ltd (CIL), which accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output, produced 471 MT of fossil fuel in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. However, the company's production rose by 1.2 per cent to 68 MT during the last month, over 67.2 MT in November last fiscal. In the financial year 2024-25, CIL produced 781.1 MT of coal, nearly 7 per cent below the company's target for the year. Coal India Ltd's coal production target for 2024-25 was 838 million tonnes. The company is targeting a production of 875 million tonnes and an offtake of 900 MT in the 2025-26 financial year. Coal India Ltd had earlier said that it would aspire to reach its production target of 875 MT in the current fiscal year. Coal

Market study on listing of Coal India arms underway: G Kishan Reddy

Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday said market study with regard to listing of Coal India arms BCCL and CMPDI is underway and their listing will take place at the right time. A few months back Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and Coal Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) filed draft red herring prospectus with capital markets regulator SEBI, as well as BSE and NSE, for its proposed initial public offering. Talking to reporters during the inauguration of mines ministry pavilion at India International Trade Fair (IITF) here the minister said, "We are doing market study and after doing that we will go for listing at the right time." "As our experts, consulting agencies are doing market study, we will go for it after they take a decision on it," he added. The minister also said that he reviewed the performance of all PSUs in the coal sector on Thursday. He also said there is sufficient coal available for all the sectors including power and as the demand for coal surges, the ...