The New Indian Express ·
Singareni Collieries Company Limited’s daily coal output target set at 1.9L tonnes
HYDERABAD: Citing rising power demand and the need to ensure adequate supplies to thermal power plants with fuel supply agreements, Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) chairman and managing director Buddhaprakash Jyoti on Friday directed officials to increase the company’s daily coal production and dispatch to 1.9 lakh tonnes.
During a review meeting with the SCCL directors and general managers of all mining areas, held at the Singareni Bhavan in Hyderabad, he said that electricity consumption had increased significantly across the country, prompting the Prime Minister’s Office, Union Coal Ministry and State Energy Department to review coal supplies to thermal power plants and set targets.
“Government-owned coal companies have a responsibility to ensure adequate fuel availability in the interest of the country’s energy security,” he said.
