Coal India registers 7.1% growth in output in August at at 37.17 mn tonnes

Coal India on Tuesday said it has registered a 7.1 per cent growth in coal output at 37.17 million tonnes in August compared to the year-ago period.

In a statement, the company said that coal off-take increased 9.3 per cent last month compared to the same period a year ago.

For the first time in the ongoing fiscal, Coal India has recorded growth in both production and off-take.

Coal production rose by 2.47 MT (Million Tonnes) to 37.17 MT in August. The growth was 7.1 per cent compared to the year-ago period, it said.

“The growth slowdown is contained and going forward in the ensuing months of the fiscal, we endeavour to maintain our production and off-take tempo,” a senior company official said.