Kolkata: Coal India’s daily output is expected to rise to three million tonnes (MT) next month, enough to run a 660-MW power plant for a year as the state-run miner focuses on expansion of projects and increasing production. In recent weeks, the company focused on removing top soil to expose coal, which will rapidly raise output, a Coal IndiaNSE -2.98 % executive said. “The company has also received environment clearances for a handful of large expansion projects. These are now underway and has aided in increasing daily production,” he said.
Daily output has already reached 2.3 million tonnes after dipping to 1.1 million tonnes from 1.8 million tonnes following heavy late-monsoon rain. It has now risen to 2.3 million tonnes.
