BCCL has introduced a scheme offering up to 10% cash discount to power plants for higher coal offtake in Q1 FY27 to boost lifting and support stable power generation
Coal India arm BCCL has reported a 58.9 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 27.28 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 on the back of lower revenue. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 66.50 in the year-ago period, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) said in a filing to BSE on Wednesday. BCCL is one of the largest coking coal producers in the country. The company's revenue from operations during Q4 dropped to Rs 3,282.95 crore over Rs 3,865.79 crore in the year-ago period, the filing said. The company's net profit for the year-ended March 31, 2026 dropped drastically to Rs 128.28 crore over Rs 1,240.19 crore for the year ended March 31, 2025. The revenue of the Miniratna Public Sector Enterprises for the year ended March 31, 2026 declined to Rs 13,644.78 crore, over Rs 15,917.21 crore in the year ended March 31, 2025. BCCL produced 35.52 million tonnes of coal in 2025-26 against 40.50 million tonnes of coal produced in 2024-25. The Miniratna Public Sector Enterprises made
India's coal output growth turned negative for the first time since Covid, with March production contracting amid supply shortfalls, inventory drawdowns and weaker pricing
CMPDI's share price was trading 4.2 per cent lower at ₹177.50, compared to the previous session's close of ₹185.05 on the NSE
Given this backdrop, analysts expect power demand to jump 8-12 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y). "Every 1°C rise above 24°C historically adds roughly 2 per cent to demand," said analyst
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
CIL said that any pass-through of these rising input costs could have a cascading effect on the economy, particularly on power and industrial users dependent on coal
Shares of Coal India fall nearly 6 per cent after the company announced a reduction in coal reserve prices in its single-window
Coal India's performance depends on higher e-auction volumes and demand recovery amid rising competition, elevated inventories and evolving power sector dynamics
Operations stalled since April 2 at ABOCP mine in Dhanbad as BCCL alleges illegal disruption by local persons and files FIR; production and dispatch activities remain halted
Coal India arm reports 1.08% rise in output to 140.5 MT in FY26, meeting targets and supplying bulk of dispatch to thermal power plants
Coal India's e-auction premium rose to about 35 per cent in February 2026 as gas shortages linked to the West Asia crisis pushed industrial users towards coal
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
Central Mine Planning raised ₹1,842.12 crore through its initial public offering (IPO), which comprises an offer for sale (OFS) of 107.1 million equity shares.
Coal India plans two washeries and a coal gasification-based ammonium nitrate plant in Odisha to boost value addition and reduce raw coal transport
Central Mine Planning IPO comprises a fresh issue of 107.1 million equity shares worth up to ₹1,842.12 crore
Coal India stock was trading at ₹441, down 3.1 per cent against the previous session's close of ₹455.25
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Ahead of its IPO, CMPDI raised ₹470 crore from anchor investors, allotting 27.3 million shares at ₹163-₹172 each on March 19.
Coal India steps up supply measures with increased e-auctions and robust stock levels to ensure uninterrupted coal availability amid disruptions from West Asia crisis