The resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic hit demand and production of coal in the month of April 2021, though production grew by 7.8% y-o-y, mainly due to a low-base effect.
When compared with April 2019, coal production fell by 7.9% in April 2021.
On a m-o-m basis, production tanked 46.5%.
This was because coal production generally peaks in March every year as miners ramp up output to meet their year-end targets.