Kolkata: Maharatna PSU Coal India (CIL) is gearing up to regain its production tempo and keep coal supplies to power sector going despite the torrential rainfall across its subsidiaries dealt a crippling blow to the company’s coal output and off-take. The state-run coal behemoth is hoping that during the festive season there will be an adequate supply of coal to power utilities.
“This year, the monsoon has severely dented our production especially in September, inundating our mines. We are confident of getting back on track ramping up production and stepping up supplies by the end of the month. Already a team of officials are closely monitoring coal supplies to power plants and plans are in place to divert and rush in coal to those plants stressed for coal,” admitted an official of the company, adding that the company has the resilience to bounce back.
