Korba, March 19: South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has achieved a significant milestone in the financial year 2025–26, registering consistent growth across all three major performance indicators — coal production, offtake and overburden removal (OBR). Notably, SECL has emerged as the only subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL) to record growth in all these parameters compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
The company surpassed its total coal production of the previous financial year on March 18, 2026. SECL’s cumulative coal production has reached 167.7 million tonnes (MT), reflecting an increase of around 6 per cent over the same period last year.
The growth has been largely driven by strong output from its mega projects. The Gevra Project led the tally with 51.7 MT, followed by Dipka Project with 36.5 MT and Kusmunda Project contributing 30.7 MT. Among other areas, Central India Coalfields recorded 25.6 MT, Raigarh Area 15.8 MT, and Korba Area 7.2 MT.
In terms of overburden removal, SECL has achieved 350 million cubic metres so far in the current fiscal, marking an improvement over the previous year and paving the way for enhanced mining operations in the coming months.
On the offtake front, the company has also surpassed last year’s total dispatch, achieving 171.3 MT as on March 17, 2026, registering a growth of 4.5 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
Chairman-cum-Managing Director of SECL, Shri Harish Duhan, said that the company continues to play a crucial role in ensuring the country’s energy security. “Our priority is to maintain uninterrupted coal supply to meet the rising energy demand. We are fully committed to achieving our targets and are making all necessary efforts to further enhance production and dispatch in the remaining period,” he stated.
SECL operates across Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and is the second-largest coal producing company in the country, contributing nearly 17–18 per cent of India’s total coal output. In view of the anticipated surge in power demand during the upcoming summer season, the company is adopting focused strategies to further strengthen production and ensure timely coal supply to power plants.
