Coal India clears over 44% rake backlog to non-power sector consumers

Company sources estimate that this entire backlog of rake allocation can be cleared in the next 3-4 months

After supplying enough coal to the state-owned power plants in the country, Coal India, in the last three and a half months, accelerated rake loading to the non-power sector consumers, thereby reducing its backlog to this sector by more than 44 per cent.

Out of a total dispatch of 33.7 million tonnes (mt) of coal to the non-power sector during April to late July, around 8.75 mt backlog volume was cleared. The total backlog volume to non-power sector is estimated at around 19.38 mt.

Out of a backlog of 5,100 rakes, which were committed to the non-power sector, the miner