Coal India output falls 11% to 41 MT in May, coal offtake up at 39.95 MT

Coal India accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic fuel output

State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) reported 11.2 per cent decline in production at 41.43 million tonne in May. The company had produced 46.69 million tonne of coal in May 2019. 

In a statement the PSU said "CIL as whole produced 41.43 million tonne (MT) of coal in May 2020."

It further said amid a crimped demand for coal, in what would be an encouraging sign for CIL, coal offtake was up at 39.95 MT in May compared to 39.06 MT in April.

Coal sales have expanded by 0.9