CIL met 98% targeted supply to power companies till June

NEW DELHI: State-run Coal India Ltd dispatched 98% of the targeted supply to power companies up to June this year, minister of state for coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said on Monday.

Coal India Limited (CIL) has been dispatching more than 90% of the targets fixed in the supply plan finalised as part of the annual plan by coal ministry and Planning Commission. Dispatches to power utilities have improved to 98% in the current year up toJune 2012, he said in the Rajya Sabha.

CIL had made 96 %, 91% and 95% of targets in 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively.

More dispatches could not be made due to problems like transportation constraints in moving coal from mines to railway sidings, law and order problems, seasonal adversities like heavy rains and less wagon supply by railways.

Year	Demand (million tonnes)	Domestic production (million tonnes)	Gap between demand and domestic supply (million tonnes)
2009-10	604.33	532.04	72.29
2010-11	656.31	532.68	123.63
2011-12	696.03	539.94	156.09