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NLC India’s Talabira mine posts record coal output in FY26
NLC India's Talabira II & III open-cast coal mine in Odisha achieved its highest-ever annual coal production of 19.14 million tonnes (MT) in FY26, up 11.28% year-on-year, the Ministry of Coal said…
NLC India's Talabira II & III open-cast coal mine in Odisha achieved its highest-ever annual coal production of 19.14 million tonnes (MT) in FY26, up 11.28% year-on-year, the Ministry of Coal said on Monday. The mine also set a record annual dispatch of 17.69 MT, with 10.72 MT supplied to the power sector and 6.97 MT to the non-regulated sector.
Cumulative production at the mine reached 72.23 MT, with cumulative dispatch at 70.89 MT as of August 14, 2026. The mine recorded its highest-ever daily production of 126,138.07 tonnes on March 21, 2026, and a monthly output of 3.39 MT in March 2026.
The mine, located across Sambalpur and Jharsuguda districts, supplies coal to power plants including NTPC Darlipali, Gadarwara, Khargone and Kudgi, and to other facilities across eight states. It has deployed a Digital Logistics Management System using RFID, AI cameras and automated gates, which cut average entry-gate processing time to 0.54 minutes from 1.42 minutes per vehicle.
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The Talabira mine was allocated to NLC India in May 2016 under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, a law that opened commercial coal mining to private and public sector firms outside the Coal India monopoly. The record output comes as India pushes to raise domestic coal production to reduce imports, which still account for about a fifth of coal consumption. The mine's digital logistics system is part of a wider industry push to improve efficiency at pitheads. Watch for whether NLC India can sustain this output level in FY27 and whether other captive mines adopt similar technology.
Source: energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com
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