MCL to supply 100 MT coal from Talcher coalfields: CMD

Talcher: State-run Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has planned to supply 100 MT coal from Talcher coalfields, as it moves steadily to achieve the coal production and despatch targets in financial year 2021-22. During a press interaction on Tuesday, PK Sinha, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MCL, who was on a three-day visit to Talcher coalfields, said that MCL was performing well and steadily progressing to achieve the targets — coal production of 163 million tonne and despatch of 182 million tonne — set for the current fiscal.

The CMD was on a visit for regular inspection of coal production and despatch operations, review of performance and resolution of other issues related to employees and peripheral population. OP Singh, Director (Technical/Operations), KR Vasudevan, Director (Finance), Keshav Rao, Director (Personnel) and Baban Singh, Director (Technical/Projects & Planning), also accompanied the CMD during the visit.

Coal demand

“Coal will continue to keep its relevance in the energy sector. Apart from a couple of months, when industries were under COVID19-induced lockdown, the demand for coal has remained encouraging,” said MCL in an official statement. The company, which produced 148.01 million tonne during 2020-21, has kept a target to produce 163 million tonne of coal production to meet the growing energy demand of the country.