Coal India (CIL) has scaled up its capital expenditure (capex) budget for the ongoing fiscal by an additional Rs 3,000 crore, revising it to Rs 13,000 crore. The increase in capex comes at a time when the government has directed central public sector undertakings (PSUs) to step up their capex to stimulate economic activity. This represents 30 per cent jump over company’s original capex target of Rs 10,000 crore for 2020-21.
Of the additional Rs 3,000 crore capex budget, South Eastern Coalfields, the largest coal producing subsidiary of CIL, accounts for Rs 800 crore, followed by CIL headquarters with Rs 585 crore and Mahanadi Coalfields with Rs 550 crore.
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.
