Coal India Ltd.

Coal India's (CIL) arm -- Mahanadi Coalfields (MCL) has dispatched a total of 85 rakes of coal to power plants on Septmber 06, 2021, as against a target of 84 rakes. The development assumes significance in the wake of the power plants across the country grappling with coal shortages. 

Raising the bar in supply of coal to the power plants, MCL dispatched over half a million tonne coal to the consumers from its mines in Odisha. MCL exceeded the five-lakh-tonne offtake target by dispatching 5.18 lakh tonne dry fuel to the coal consumers. The supply of coal through the road mode stood at 1.32 lakh tonnes, higher as compared with the target of 99,000 tonnes. Earlier, on August 30, the company had created a record of the highest-ever coal dispatch by the rail mode in a single day.

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.