Coal India plans to raise annual R&D spending to ₹500 crore by FY30
Coal India moved higher for FY30.
20 Sept 2026 · BS Companies
The state-run miner plans to scale up research spending across mining, critical minerals, clean coal and energy-transition technologies, with the annual outlay reaching Rs 500 crore by FY30.
Key facts
- Period
- FY30
The analysis
Coal India reported ₹500 crore for FY30. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is +0.5% on the day at ₹413.55, and has returned -3.6% over three months. It sits 14% below its 52-week high. The oil & energy sector has moved +1.0% over the same period, so Coal India is running 4.6 points behind its peers.
For Coal India, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the oil & energy peer set alongside it.
Market context
- The company directly in focus is COALINDIA.
- Sector exposure: Oil & Energy.
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