State-owned CIL on Wednesday said its consolidated profit declined 32 % to ₹ 4,262.64 crore in the September quarter on the back of lower sales and higher expenses.
The country's largest coal-producing company had clocked a consolidated profit of ₹ 6,274.80 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago.
Coal India Ltd (CIL) had reported a decline in consolidated sales to ₹ 26,909.23 crore from ₹ 27,271.30 crore in the year-ago quarter, the maharatna firm said in a regulatory filing.
Its expenses increased by 7 % to ₹ 26,421.86 crore against ₹ 24,670.70 crore in the same period a year ago.
Coal India accounts for over 80 % of domestic coal output.
The coal behemoth posted a 3.9 % year-on-year decline in production to 48.97 mn tonnes (MT) in September.
Its output was 50.94 MT in the corresponding month of FY25.
The output has lowered even as the government aims to increase production to bring down the import of dry fuel.
Coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy had earlier said that rainfall disrupted mining activity in September, and it led to a decline in production by public sector coal producer CIL.
However, the minister made it clear that there was no shortage of coal in the country.
According to industry experts, heavy rains and waterlogging during the monsoon create operational difficulties in coal mining, resulting in a drop in coal production.
Coal India has a production target of 875 mn tonnes for 2025-26, with a dispatch target of 900 mn tonnes.
