Coal India Ltd.

Coal India’s (CIL) coal supply to the power sector rose 11 per cent to 432.7 million tonne (MT) in the April-December period of current financial year. In the year-ago period, the supply was 390.2 MT. The supply to the non-power sector last month was 10.5 MT due to increased output.

The PSU excavated 1,154 million cubic metres (MCuM) of over burden removal (OBR) till December against 968.6 MCuM in the corresponding period last year. The PSU supplied close to 508 MT of coal to all consuming segments in April- December, registering a growth of 5.4 per cent as compared to 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.