Eastern Coalfields Limited

Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)
Company typePublic sector undertakings(PSU)
IndustryMining
Founded1975
Headquarters,
Area served
WEST BENGAL
Key people
Shri SATISH JHA
(Chairman & CMD)
ProductsCoal
Revenue14,559.14 crore (US$1.7 billion)(FY24)
251.59 crore (US$30 million) (FY24
Total assets17,935.93 crore (US$2.1 billion) (FY24)
OwnerCoal India Limited
Number of employees
47542
Websiteeasterncoal.nic.in

Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) is a coal producer based in India. The company was founded in 1975 after nationalisation of coal mines in India. It operates coal mines in Jharkhand and West Bengal states of India. It inherited all the private sector coal mines of the Raniganj Coalfield. It is one of the fully owned subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. The company has its headquarters at Sanctoria, in West Bengal.