CIL steps up supply coal to power sector; per-day average 20% higher

State-owned CIL on Friday said it has stepped up the supply of coal to the power sector in the first eight days of the current month, with an average of 1.39 million tonnes (MT) per day, clocking a growth of around 20 per cent y-o-y.

The development assumes significance in the wake of power plants across the country facing coal shortages.

“CIL has stepped up supplies to the power sector in the first eight days of September, clocking around 20 per cent growth at an average of 1.39 MT per day,” the state-owned firm said in a statement.

Till the same date of last year’s September, the average supply per day had stood at 1.16 MT, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in the statement.