CIL's coal allocation for non-power sector in Q1 rises 3-fold to 6.66 MT

Coal India accounts for over 80% of domestic coal production

Coal India's fuel allocation under the exclusive e-auction scheme for the non-power sector increased three-fold to 6.66 million tonne (MT) in April-June period of the ongoing financial year.

This growth comes amid Coal India (CIL) looking to tap the non-power sector for consumption of its coal in the wake of a slump in demand for the dry fuel. CIL had allocated 2.20 MT of the dry fuel to the sector under the scheme in April-June period of the last financial year, as per latest government data.

However, the coal quantity allocated by the maharatna firm under the scheme in the