Cil's coal production cabbage, dropped by 9% in May | Mint

New Delhi, June 25 (PTI) state-owned Cil’s Coking coal production fell by 8.7 percent to 4.53 million tonnes in May, even because the government wants to increase production to reduce the dependence on imports. Coal India Ltd (CIL) Coking coal production was 4.96 mt in May 2024. The government under its ‘Mission Coking Coal’ aims to increase the domestic coking coal production to 140 million tonnes (MT) by 2029-30, thereby reducing the dependence on importing the steel sector. Coking coal, also known as metallurgical coal, is essential for steel production. The company’s Coking coal production also fell 3.4 percent to 9.36 MT in the previous period in the April-May period by 9.69 MT, according to the provisional data of the government. Cil subsidiaries, including Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and Central Coalphields Limited (CCL), produce Coking coal. BCCL is specifically known for its focus on the production of coal production. Cil accounts for more than 80 percent of domestic coal production. The government has taken steps to improve the use of indigenous cook coal, to improve energy efficiency and unbundling of the domestic steel sector. Coal businesses and steel industries focus on increasing domestic coal wash capacity to reduce coal content and make it suitable for use in the steel industry. Steel loaded Coke Oven batteries are also used in steel plants to increase the use of domestic cook coal. Coking coal is imported by the steel sector, mainly to bridge the gap between the requirement and indigenous availability and to improve the quality. In the last fiscal, the Coking coal input was 57.58 MT, according to the provisional data.