Coal India’s dry fuel supply to the non-power sector had expanded by 4.4 per cent till January of the current fiscal in contrast to a decline of 6.8 per cent to the power sector for the same period. The muted demand from power plants and sufficient stock of coal had resulted in lower demand. To combat the slowdown in sale, CIL was channelising more coal to the non-power sector.
“CIL’s supplies to non-power sector registered a growth of 4.4 per cent at 95.45 million tonne in the April-January period of FY20,” a senior Coal India official said on Thursday.
