NTPC produces 14.55 MT coal from captive mines during 9MFY23

11 Jan 2023 , 11:26 AM

State-owned NTPC on Tuesday said its coal production increased 51% yoy from its captive mines to 14.55 million tonnes (MT) in April-December 2022 (9MFY23).

The Company had produced 9.65 MT of coal from its captive coal mines in the year-ago period, NTPC said in a statement.

‘Coal mining division of NTPC is maintaining its growth trajectory. NTPC exceeded its earlier record with coal production of 14.55 MT till December 2022 in this financial year compared with 9.65 MT in the same period of the previous year,’ it added.

The four operational coal mines including Pakri-Barwadih (Jharkhand), Chatti-Bariatu (Jharkhand), Dulanga (Odisha) and Talaipalli (Chhattisgarh) have contributed to accomplish the highest-ever monthly coal production of 22.83 lakh tonnes in December 2022.

At around 11:31 AM, NTPC was trading at Rs165.95 per share lower by 1.13% on the BSE.

In the third quarter, NTPC produced 5.79 MT of coal and dispatched 5.42 MT to its power plants.