The Centre on Thursday set the target to Coal India Limited (CIL) to produce 710 million tonnes of coal during 2020-21 anticipating a surge in demand for electricity after the coronavirus lockdown period.
Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi set these targets for the state-run company while reviewing its performance through video conference. The Minister also set the target to offtake, also the same 710 million tonnes of coal during the current fiscal.
“The demand of coal will pick up again after coronavirus lockdown, so I have directed CIL to keep the production and offtake targets at 710 MT for the financial year 2020-21 in line with its goal to achieve 1 billion tonne coal production by the year 2023-24,” Joshi said after the meeting.
