Coal India Ltd supplied 509 million tonnes of coal to thermal power plants in April-January, a 4.7% increase from the previous year. The increased supplies resulted in an all-time high stock of 36.2 million tonnes at domestic coal-based power plants in January. Coal India loaded a record 315.2 rakes per day, with an average of 288.4 rakes per day for power plants.
State-owned CIL s output in the April-September period increased by 11.3 per cent to 332.9 MT against 299 MT a year ago. The offtake of the Maharatna firm in the April-September period also went up by 8.6 per cent to 360.7 MT against 332 MT in the year-ago period.