State-owned CIL will continue with the supply of coal to the power plants under import substitution in the ongoing fiscal.
The development assumes significance in the wake of the PSU earlier stating its drive for coal import substitution has gained tempo with consumers opting for about 90 million tonnes (MT) of indigenous coal in FY’21.
“The issue of supply coal in the FY 2021-22 was deliberated during the sub-group meeting…chaired by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal, wherein it has been decided to continue the supply of coal to the power plants under import substitution mechanism for FY 2021-22,” Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a notice.