CONSUMERS’ PAGE Present Coal Scenario Coal India has produced 66.26 million tonnes of coal in February 2020 compared to 58.05 million tonnes in the same month of last year, a growth of 14.2%. For the period of April 2019 to February 2020, total coal production stood lower by 1.9% at 517.78 million tonnes compared to 527.69 million tonnes in the corresponding period of previous year. Coal offtake stood at 54.97 million tonnes in February 2020 compared to 51.46 million tonnes in same month of 2019, a growth of 6.8%. For the period of April 2019 to February 2020, total coal offtake stood lower by 3.7% at 528.27 million tonnes compared to 548.53 million tonnes in the corresponding period of previous year
Consumers’ Concern 1. Coal Stock Position Power Plants are having healthy coal stock position at present. Due to muted demand of coal from thermal power stations, CIL has been able to bring down the accumulated arrear rakes of nonpower sector consumers in the ongoing fiscal.
2. Non-receipt of Referee Analysis Report, reconciliation and credit notes from different CIL Subsidiaries and request for formulation of a suitable policy for all Subsidiaries
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In spite of depositing the required amount to the Referee Laboratory for analysing the samples consumers have challenged, they have not received Referee Analysis Reports since long. Due to non-receipt of these reports entire reconciliation procedure is held up at different Subsidiary
