After successive months of negative growth in October and November, power demand staged a strong recovery in December with a 6.3 % growth. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The country’s coal demand, which had remained weak earlier in the current financial year, is poised for a boost in the coming days on the back of a sharp turnaround in electricity consumption, an industry expert said on Sunday (February 22, 2026). Vinaya Varma, managing directorof mjunction services Ltd., a B2B e-commerce platform and joint venture of SAIL and Tata Steel, said after successive months of negative growth in October and November, power demand staged a strong recovery in December with a 6.3% growth. “The tempo has been maintained with power consumption continuing to rise in January as well, due to a harsh winter and general improvement in economic activities,” Ms. Varma said. “This, we believe, will boost coal demand in the coming days,” he added. The country’s coal sector, after hitting a record one-billion-tonne production milestone, is staring at a surprise demand slowdown, forcing major public firms and new commercial miners to rethink expansion plans amid rising uncertainties. Against this challenging landscape, mjunction will organise the 19th Indian Coal Markets Conference, “Coalosseum: The Coal Battleground” from February 24-25 in Kolkata. During the conference, top 36 eminent speakers from coal, power, cement, sponge iron, steel, trading, exchange, and logistics sectors will address various issues facing the coal and energy vertical in the country. Published – February 22, 2026 02:20 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Incredible Luck and Pride’s Prince impress Luxury car crashes after alleged brake failure in Jubilee Hills