Coal supply to power sector up by 21 MT during April-August period: Govt

NTPC recently issued two tenders to import 2.5 MT of coal citing constraint in domestic coal supply

The coal ministry dismissed reports of a coal shortage in the thermal power sector and said that supply to the power sector was up by 21 million tonnes during the April-August period this year.

“Despatch of coal from Coal India Limited (CIL) to the power sector during April to August 2018 increased to 186.92 million tonnes (MT) registering a growth of 13 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) basis,” said a coal ministry official.

The official added that despite the mining industry