-21.25 (-4.83%) Coal India’s subsidiary -- Eastern Coalfields (ECL) has produced 32.9 million tonne (MT) of coal in the first three quarters (April-December) of the current financial year (FY19), registering a growth of nearly 17 per cent as compared to the year-ago period. ECL had produced 28.1 million tonne of coal in the same period last year.
Further, ECL despatched 34.6 MT of coal during April-December, against 29.5 MT in the corresponding period 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.