Coal supply by CIL to power sector drops 3 per cent in April-May
NEW DELHI: Supply of coal to the power sector by state-owned CIL declined by 2.6 per cent to 80.9 million tonnes in the first two months of the ongoing fiscal, government data showed.
This comes amid coal imports rising 12.9 per cent to 235.2 million tonnes (MT) in FY’19 over 208.2 MT imported in FY’18.
The country’s top dry-fuel miner Coal India LtdNSE 0.90 % (CIL) had supplied 83.1 MT of coal in April-May period of FY’18, according to government data.
