ENA Sectors 2025-05-02 15:45:51 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, May 2 (KNN)</strong> Coal India Ltd (CIL), the state-owned mining corporation, reported a 1.2 percent decline in coal offtake for April 2025, according to a regulatory filing released on Friday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The company's offtake fell to 63.4 million tonnes (MT) compared to 64.2 MT during the same month in the previous fiscal year.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Coal production for April remained nearly unchanged at 62.1 million tonnes, showing only a marginal increase from the 61.8 MT produced in April of the previous year. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Coal offtake, which measures the volume of coal supplied from a coal pithead, can differ from production figures as it may include previously stored coal reserves.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The filing comes after Coal India, which accounts for over 80 percent of domestic coal output in India, fell short of its production targets for the 2024-25 fiscal year. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The company produced 781.1 MT during the financial year, approximately 7 percent below its established target of 838 MT.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Looking ahead, Coal India has set ambitious goals for the 2025-26 fiscal year, targeting production of 875 million tonnes and offtake of 900 MT. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The performance of Coal India remains a critical indicator for India's energy sector, as coal continues to be a primary source of power generation in the nation despite ongoing diversification efforts toward renewable energy sources.</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em></p> 41950 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/coal-indias-april-2025-offtake-falls-12-fy25-production-target-missed 2025-05-02 15:45:51 knnindia.co.in