CIL’s coal supply to power sector drops marginally to 64.7 million tonnes

CIL’s coal supply to power sector drops marginally to 64.7 million tonnes

Supply of coal by state-owned CIL to power plants dipped by nearly two per cent to 64.7 million tonnes (MT) in April-May period of the ongoing fiscal even as demand by the power sector showed an upturn. According to recent government data, Coal India(CIL) dispatched 65.8 MT fuel to the power sector in the same period of last fiscal. CIL’s supply to the power sector last month declined by 3.52 per cent to 32.8 MT over 34 MT in May, 2016, the data said. The company is a major supplier of coal to the power sector. In contrast, the overall dispatch in April and May increased to 91.7 MT over 88.2 MT in the corresponding period of 2016-17.