Coal India Ltd released provisional data for November 2025 showing a marginal year-on-year rise in coal production. The company reported coal output of 68.0 million tonnes (MT) in November, up from 67.2 MT in November 2024. 
However, offtake, the amount of coal dispatched to customers edged down. For November, CIL recorded 62.7 MT in dispatches, slightly lower than 62.9 MT in the same month last year. 
At the subsidiary level, performance was mixed. South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) recorded the strongest growth among CIL units in November, with output rising by 18.6%. Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) also posted a healthy gain of 5.4%. Meanwhile, other units such as Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), and Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) saw production declines. 
But for the broader financial year so far, from April to November 2025, the company’s cumulative production fell to 453.5 MT, a 3.7% decline compared with the same period last year, when it stood at 471 MT. Offtake over the same eight-month span dropped by about 2%, to 478.9 MT from 488.5 MT. 
Analysts say the subdued full-year performance despite the small uptick in November, suggests ongoing challenges in ramping up capacity, even as demand and energy requirements remain substantial.
