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Coal production of India. Coal in India has been mined since 1774, and India is the second largest producer and consumer of coal after China, mining 997 million metric tons (1,099 million short tons) in FY 2023-24. Around 20% of coal is imported.
Coal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian public sector undertaking and the largest government-owned coal producer in the world. [4] [5] [6] Headquartered in Kolkata, it is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. [2] It accounts for around 82% of the total coal production in India. [7]
This is a list of countries by coal production ranking countries with coal production larger than 5 million tonnes as ... India: 968.8 863.2 766.5 719.8 730.3 715.4 ...
Jharia coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharia, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Jharia represents the largest coal reserves in India having estimated reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal. [1] The coalfield is an important contributor to the local economy, employing much of the local population either directly or ...
[12] [13] India was the fourth top coal producer in 2017 with 294.2 Mtons (7.8% global share). [7] Nearly 80% of total electricity generated (utility and captive) in India is from coal and it is the main source of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions. According to Greenpeace the largest coal belt in India is at Jharia. Before coal mining ...
The management of non-coking coal mines was taken over on 31 January 1973 and these were nationalised on 1 May 1973. Coal India Limited, a holding company, was formed in 1975, encompassing the entire coal industry. [6] In 2016–17, CIL produced 554.14 million tonnes of coal. It is the single-largest coal producer in the world.
The Tatapani is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharkhand. Tatapani represents one of the largest coal reserve in India having estimated reserves of 2.65 billion tonnes of coal. [1]
India is the second largest producer of coal in 2023. [63] India is also the second-largest importer of coal 141.7 Mtoe in 2018 and the second-largest consumer of coal with 452.2 Mtoe in 2018. [8] India is also home to the world’s largest coal company, Coal India Ltd, which controls 85% of the country’s coal production with 7.8% production ...