KOLKATA: Coal IndiaNSE 0.14 % Limited (CIL) is confident of maintaining its profitability and output in the face of private competition, said the state-owned miner’s chairman Pramod Agrawal.
“Key issues which will help improve and stay ahead of competition include uniform quality of coal, cost efficiency in production and reliable timely delivery schedule,” Agrawal said in a statement. “Introduction of higher degree of mechanised mining and increased supplies are other focus points.”
CIL’s unions are strongly opposing competition from private mining, but a company executive said the entry of the private sector will not diminish the company’s role in the sector.
