Coal India Ltd.

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Coal India maintains output, dispatch momentum in May

Date: 31-05-2021

Coal India has maintained its output and dispatch momentum in May, the second month of the current fiscal despite COVID-19 restrictions in several states. The mining major is likely to report dry fuel production of around 41.7 million tonnes and offtake of nearly 55 million tonnes this month as against the production of 41.43 million tonnes and sales of 40 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year.

In April, coal production stood at 41.9 million tonnes compared to 40.4 million tonnes in the year-ago period, recording a growth of 3.7 percent. Offtake stood at 54.1 million tonnes during the reporting month compared to 39.1 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year, registering a growth of 38.4 percent.

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.