The miner's current average daily supply to coal-fired plants stands at 1.76 million tonnes, reflecting the growing demand from the power sector, according to a company statement.
A well-placed source in the coal ministry has confirmed that there s no issue of production or supply at Coal India, rather ferrying coal to thermal plants is the actual problem.
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The gov has also asked state-owned CIL to augment the coal supply to power producers to 1.55-1.6 MT per day around the Durga Puja period, and to further scale it to 1.7 MT per day after October 20.
The government has asked state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) to augment the coal supply to power producers to 1.55-1.6 million tonnes (MT) per day around the Durga Puja period, and to further scale it to 1.7 MT per day after October 20, according to a source.