Coal India has reported 18% jump in coal dispatches to power sector to 39.9 million tonnes (MT) in October as against 33.8 MT of dry fuel supplied to power producers in October 2016.
The dispatches by the world’s largest coal miner rose by 9.6% to 248.9 MT in the April-October period of this financial year over 227 MT in the year-ago period.
The supply of coal by Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL), a state-owned coal mining company, also registered an increase of 5% to 4.2 MT, over 4 MT in the same month of the previous financial year.
Coal India is the world’s largest coal mining company. It also produces non-coking coal and coking coal of various grades for diverse applications.
