Coal India Ltd.

Coal India’s (CIL) coal production has registered a marginal rise to 40.7 million tonnes (MT) in September, 2021. The development assumes significance in the wake of country's power plants grappling with coal shortages. The company’s production had stood at 40.5 MT in September 2020. The company’s production in the April-September 2021 period increased 5.8 per cent to 249.8 MT, compared with 236 MT in the year-ago period.

The company's offtake also increased to 48.3 MT in September, 2021, over 46.7 MT in the corresponding month of the previous financial year. Its offtake in the April-September 2021 period also increased to 307.7 MT over 255.1 MT in the year-ago period.

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.