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CIL Boosts Coal Supply to Power Sector by 11% in Q2 Amid Rising Demand
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News18•01-10-2026, 15:45
CIL Boosts Coal Supply to Power Sector by 11% in Q2 Amid Rising Demand
- •Coal India Limited (CIL) increased dry fuel supply to the power sector by 11.01% to 148.20 MT in Q2 FY24 (July-September) compared to 133.50 MT in the year-ago period.
- •The surge in supply, ahead of the festive season's typical electricity demand rise, aims to ensure adequate coal availability at thermal power plants.
- •Higher supplies enabled CIL to liquidate approximately 63 MT of pithead coal stocks in the first six months of the current fiscal, with 67 MT remaining for future needs.
- •CIL's total supplies grew by 12.50% to 61.20 MT in September, while overall power sector supplies rose by 10.63% to 48.90 MT during the same month.
- •Coal production by CIL also increased by 9.18% to 53.50 MT in September and by 3.81% to 151.37 MT in Q2 FY24, positioning CIL to meet its production and supply targets.
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State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) reported an 11.01 per cent increase in dry fuel supply to the power sector, reaching 148.20 million tonnes (MT) in the second quarter of the 2026-27 fiscal year compared to 133.50 MT in the previous year's corresponding period.
Coal India Limited has been assigned a total coal production target of 815 million tonnes and a supply target of 850 million tonnes for the current fiscal year.
Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy stated that there is no shortage of coal in the country despite higher thermal power demand, monsoon disruptions, and lower hydropower generation, describing the overall situation as normal.
