CONSUMERS’ PAGE Present Coal Scenario: In January 2021, total coal production achieved by Coal India Limited was 60.50 million tonnes. The figures have slumped by 4.1% compared to 63.10 million tonnes lifted during January 2020. For the period spanning from April 2020 to January 2021, the national miner has produced 453.30 million tonnes, registering a growth of 0.4% over 451.50 million tonnes produced in the same period last year despite the onslaught of pandemic. Coal India’s total offtake for January stood at 53.30 million tonnes. The offtake was reduced by 4.6% compared to January 2021 figure of 55.90 MT. Total offtake for the period of April 2020 to January 2021 has been 467.90 MT. The coal Offtake by CIL has increased by 2.2% compared to the same period last year.
Submissions made by both Power and NRS consumers: 1. Request for amendment in over loading & under loading clause of FSA and e-Auctions: The responsibility of coal loading in rakes is with the Subsidiaries Coal Companies and the consumers do not have any control over quantity of coal being load-
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ed in the rakes. However, various additional charges are levied on consumers from both Power and Nonpower sector by the Indian Railways due to over loading of rakes i.e. punitive charges for load adjustment/ detention, engine haulage charges etc. In case of under-loading, the full amount is not refunded, because according to FSA provision, coal companies give under loading charges limited to the difference of CC / stencil capacity and actual weight of coal loaded in the wagon. But the Railway charges freight as per permissible carrying capacity (PCC ) / chargeable
