Coal India supplied 70.3 million tonnes of coal in October, its highest monthly total, according to figures released by the Ministry of Coal on November 1. The volume was about 19 per cent higher than a year earlier and exceeded the previous peak of 69.4 million tonnes in March 2026.
Power-sector deliveries reached 57.1 million tonnes, also a monthly record, compared with the earlier high of 56.5 million tonnes in May 2024. Average daily railway loading for the power sector rose to 310 rakes, ahead of the previous monthly record of 302.8.
Production totalled 67.2 million tonnes, the company’s strongest October output and about 19 per cent higher than a year earlier. The previous October high was 62.47 million tonnes, recorded in 2024.
The operating update coincided with Coal India’s 51st foundation anniversary. The ministry said the company produced 768 million tonnes in 2025–26 and has a production target of 815 million tonnes for the current financial year.
Archive illustration: an open-pit coal mine in India, photographed on June 24, 2006. This is not a photograph of the October 2026 production period. Photo: Nitin Kirloskar, Coal mine Lake, CC BY 2.0. Unmodified original; camera date stamp retained.
