CIL's coal supply to power sector drops by 21.7% in April-June quarter

The supply of coal by state-owned Coal India Ltd to the power sector fell 21.7 per cent to 93.5 million tonnes (MT) in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) had supplied 119.5 MT of dry-fuel in the April-June period of the previous fiscal, according to a latest report by the Coal Ministry.

The coal dispatch by the Maharatna firm last month also dropped by 19 per cent to 30.94 MT, from over 38.14 MT of dry fuel in June last fiscal.

The fuel dispatch by Singareni Collieries Co Ltd (SCCL) during April-June period also fell