Coal India Ltd.

Coal India (CIL), during January 2013, has produced 46.42 million tonnes of Coal as compared to 44.6 million tonnes in January 2012, marking thereby a growth of about 4%. While, the company during the first 10 months of the current financial year has registered a growth of 8% in supply and 5.8% in coal production over the corresponding period of the previous year.

During these 10 months 380 million tonnes of coal was supplied by CIL, whereas last year it was 351 million tonnes. Similarly, coal production during the period increased to 355.31 million tonnes from 335.89 million tonnes of the corresponding period of previous financial year.

It is pertinent to mention that coal supplies to NTPC, the single largest power generator in the country, has been 107.5 MTs against a target of 102.5 MTs (105% achievement) with a growth rate of 16.4% over the same period last year. The average daily rake loading in Jan. 2013 by CIL was 210 rakes as against 185 rakes in Jan. 2012.