Coal India's supplies to power plants up 11% on year at 49 mln tn in Sept
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KOLKATA – Amid concerns of coal shortage at some of the country's thermal power plants, state-owned coal producer Coal India Ltd. Thursday said its supplies to the power sector increased 10.63% on year to 48.90 million tonnes in September, while total dispatches increased 12.5% on year to 61.20 million tonnes during the month. Sales to the non-regulated sector, which largely comprises private power plants, steel and ferro-alloys segment, and companies from the cement and other sectors using coal, also increased 19.41% during the month.
In a statement, Coal India said that sequentially, coal sales, or supplies recorded strong growth in the September quarter of the current finanical year when the company increased its coal supplies to 186.04 million tonnes, registering growth of 12.04% on year. In the September quarter, supplies to power sector grew 11% on year at 148.20 million tonnes.
The higher supplies enabled the Maharatna company to liquidate around 63 million tonnes of pithead coal stocks during the first six months of 2026-27 (Apr-Mar).
Bullish on its sales trends in the first half of FY27, Coal India said it remains well positioned to pursue its assigned coal production and supply targets for the current finanical year. With the monsoon season over, coal production is expected to further pick up, along with supplies, the company said. Coal India has set a production target of 815 million tonne and supply target of 850 million tonne for the current financial year.
Thursday, its shares closed 1.1% lower at INR 420. 40 on the National Stock Exchange. End
Reported by Avishek Rakshit
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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