Bharat Coking Coal Limited, incorporated in 1972, is engaged in the production of coking coal, non-coking coal, and washed coal, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Coal India Limited. As of March 31, 2025, the company operates 32 mines comprising 25 opencast, 3 underground, and 4 mixed mines, with its primary focus on coking coal to serve the steel and power industries. As of April 1, 2024, BCCL holds an estimated coking coal reserve of around 7,910 million tonnes and accounted for 58.50% of India’s total domestic coking coal production in Fiscal 2025. The company’s operations are spread across Jharia in Jharkhand and Raniganj in West Bengal, covering a total leasehold area of 288.31 square kilometers. Its activities include opencast and underground mining, coal washeries, monetisation of idle washeries through the Washery Developer and Operator model, revival of discontinued underground mines through the Mine Developer and Operator model, and monetisation of solar power projects through self-consumption and grid injection. Coal production increased from 30.51 million tonnes in Fiscal 2022 to 40.50 million tonnes in Fiscal 2025, while in Fiscal 2024 the company produced 39.11 million tonnes of coking coal and 1.99 million tonnes of non-coking coal.
Bharat Coking Coal Limited, incorporated in 1972, is engaged in the production of coking coal, non-coking coal, and washed coal, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Coal India Limited. As of March 31, 2025, the company operates 32 mines comprising 25 opencast, 3 underground, and 4 mixed mines, with its primary focus on coking coal to serve the steel and power industries. As of April 1, 2024, BCCL holds an estimated coking coal reserve of around 7,910 million tonnes and accounted for 58.50% of India’s total domestic coking coal production in Fiscal 2025. The company’s operations are spread across Jharia in Jharkhand and Raniganj in West Bengal, covering a total leasehold area of 288.31 square kilometers. Its activities include opencast and underground mining, coal washeries, monetisation of idle washeries through the Washery Developer and Operator model, revival of discontinued underground mines through the Mine Developer and Operator model, and monetisation of solar power projects through self-consumption and grid injection. Coal production increased from 30.51 million tonnes in Fiscal 2022 to 40.50 million tonnes in Fiscal 2025, while in Fiscal 2024 the company produced 39.11 million tonnes of coking coal and 1.99 million tonnes of non-coking coal.
