Even as Coal India’s (CIL) supplies to the country’s power sector exceeded the projected commitment, the company supplied an all-time high volume of 98 million tonnes (mts) to non-regulated sector (NRS) consumers till December FY 2024. This converts to a whopping 23 mt increase with 31% growth over 75 mts of the same period last fiscal.
With increased production and maximized supplies through all modes of despatch, CIL’s offtake to power plants of the country rose to 454 mts during April December FY 2024. This is 8 mts higher than the committed quantity of 446 mts of the period. Compared to 433 mts of April-December last year the increase is 21 mts with around 5% growth.