Coal India ‘s production decreased by 12.8% to 39.20 million tons ( MT) in June compared to 44.95 MT of coal in June last year, said the state-run miner on Wednesday. Production in the first three months of 2020-21 decreased to 121.01 MT from 136.94 MT of coal produced in the previous fiscal period of April-June, according to Coal India.
Coal India also dropped to 41.61 MT in June from 48.98 MT in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal year.
CIL ‘s coal offtake decreased to 120.62 MT in April-June from 153.49 MT offtake in the year-ago period.
CIL is faced with high demand from key customers, such as power producers.
Coal India, which accounts for more than 80 percent of domestic coal production, produces one billion tons by 2023-24.
