‘Coal imports a new vertical and revenue stream for us’
Coal India (CIL) has been given multiple tasks by the government in recent weeks: Meeting a stiffer production targets, importing coal for supplies to power plants, ensuring infrastructure for evacuation and meeting green commitments. While all these entail heavy investments and risks to profits, CIL chairman and managing director Pramod Agrawal tells FE’s Indronil Roychowdhury about the company’s strategy for delivering on all the fronts while keeping its bottom-line protected from shocks. Excerpts:
