โข India holds 85 MT of coal at pitheads, sufficient for 36 days of consumption at the current 2.4 MT daily rate, with additional cushions held by Coal India Limited.
โข The government anticipates supply pickup as intense July-August monsoon rains ease in coal regions, enabling mines to resume full operations and improve production and dispatch.
โข Early September 2026 data shows CIL daily production rising to 1.7 MT and power sector dispatches to 1.5 MT on September 4, with August supplies up 5.5% year-over-year despite weather disruptions.โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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