Coal supply by CIL to power sector declines 9% in Apr-Nov
2019-12-27 09:50:02 [Print]
The supply of coal by state-owned Coal India (CIL) to the power sector registered a decline of 8.9 per cent to 291.4 million tonnes in April-November 2019.
The world's largest coal miner had supplied 320 million tonnes (MT) of coal in April-November period of the previous fiscal, according to latest government data.
The fuel supply by CIL during the month of November also registered a decline of 9.9 per cent to 38.8 MT, against 43.1 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal, the data showed.
Coal dispatch by state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) also dropped marginally by 1.7 per cent to 34.4 MT in the April-November period of the ongoing fiscal, against 35 MT in the year-ago period.
The fuel supply by SCCL during the month of November also dropped by 6.1 per cent to 4.6 MT, against 4.9 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal.
CIL saw its production decline by 7.7 percent to 330.4 MT in April-November period, over 358.3 MT in the year-ago period. The state-owned firm had earlier said that it will produce 750 million tonnes of coal in the next financial year.
The world's largest coal miner had supplied 320 million tonnes (MT) of coal in April-November period of the previous fiscal, according to latest government data.
The fuel supply by CIL during the month of November also registered a decline of 9.9 per cent to 38.8 MT, against 43.1 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal, the data showed.
Coal dispatch by state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) also dropped marginally by 1.7 per cent to 34.4 MT in the April-November period of the ongoing fiscal, against 35 MT in the year-ago period.
The fuel supply by SCCL during the month of November also dropped by 6.1 per cent to 4.6 MT, against 4.9 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal.
CIL saw its production decline by 7.7 percent to 330.4 MT in April-November period, over 358.3 MT in the year-ago period. The state-owned firm had earlier said that it will produce 750 million tonnes of coal in the next financial year.
