Kolkata: Coal India’s (CIL) supply to power sector is pegged at 610 million tonne (MT) to meet the demand of coal-fired plants in 2023-24. This is 23.4 MT more or 4 % higher than the record ever 586.6 MT that CIL had supplied to power plants in FY’23. CIL’s apportioned quantity accounts for a little over 74% of the estimated coal requirement of domestic coal-based plants at 821MT during the year.
In the wake of forecasts that a hot summer may push up coal demand, CIL is gearing itself to meet the requirement on the back of adequate coal stocks at its pitheads and increased production in the first quarter of FY’24.
