CIL shifts focus to non-power customers

KOLKATA: Coal IndiaNSE -0.41 % is raising supplies to customers other than power stations after almost two years, bringing relief to cement producers, sponge iron makers, brick kilns and other sectors.

As power plants are adequately stocked, Coal India is now clearing the backlog for other customers. Backlogs for nonpower customers in terms of number of goods trains or rakes, which were to be delivered, stood at 5,100 rakes on April 1 this year. Additional supplies have reduced this backlog by 2,300 rakes now.