Coal output from Russia's Kuzbass drops 4% YoY in H1 '26

Production of all kinds of coal in Russia's Kuzbass region in southwestern Siberia totalled 93 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, down 3.6% from the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Coal Industry of Kuzbass.

Over the first four months of the year, coal output in Kuzbass remained lower than the year-ago levels. These protracted declines mainly dragged Kuzbass's H1 output down from the H1 2025 level, although on-year production increases started to show from May, data from the ministry showed. In June alone, coal