{"id":286832,"date":"2023-11-06T16:16:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286832"},"modified":"2023-11-06T16:16:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:16:20","slug":"indias-october-coal-production-jumps-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286832","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s October Coal Production Jumps 19%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Coal still generates around 70% of India\u2019s electricity. Just like India, China is currently prioritizing energy security and is urging more domestic coal supply.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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India\u2019s coal production jumped by 18.59% to 78.65 million tons in October compared to the same month last year, data from the Indian Ministry of Coal showed<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between April and October, the first seven months of the Indian fiscal year 2023\/2024, Indian coal production also rose, by 13.05% year-on-year to 507 million tons, according to the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coal India, the giant producer accounting for 80% of the country\u2019s coal output, saw its production rise by 15.36% year-over-year in October, and by 11.95% between April and October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India\u2019s coal-fired power generation jumped by 38.98% in October this year compared to October 2022, and overall power generation last month was 22.83% higher than the power generated in the same month of 2022, the official ministry data showed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Ministry of Coal remains resolute in its commitment to ensuring continuous coal production and distribution, thereby securing a dependable energy supply that bolsters the nation’s ongoing development,\u201d it said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India continues to rely heavily on coal for power generation and industry development. Coal still generates around 70% of the country\u2019s electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India had anticipated that its power generation from coal would increase<\/a> in the current fiscal year as authorities plan to have coal-fired units maximize electricity production from imported coal to meet rising demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early this year, India\u2019s government expected coal-fired power plants to use 8% more coal in the financial year between March 2023 and March 2024, as demand is set to continue rising thanks to growing economic activity and unpredictable weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year India\u2019s state power giant NTPC said it could increase its coal-generation capacity<\/a> as it prioritizes energy security after the power outages in the spring of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coal phase-out in India is \u201cgoing to take 2-3 decades, if not more,\u201d NTPC\u2019s chairman Gurdeep Singh said at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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