State-owned Coal India on Monday said its supply of fossil fuel to the country’s coal-fired electricity generating units increased by six per cent to 23.5 million tonnes in the first half of October, ahead of the festive season.
The supply was increased amid a sudden rise in power demand even as unseasonal rains hit the operations in coal bearing areas of Coal India’s arms based in the eastern part of the nation.
Chattishgarh-based South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) also bore the brunt of the inclement weather, it said.
Coal supply to thermal power plants stood at 22.2 million tonnes during the same period of the last financial year.
