Touching new heights of success, Central Coalfields limited (CCl) has achieved the highest ever coal dispatch and rail rake loading in the fiscal year (FY) 2017-18. CCl dispatched a record 67.6 million tons (MT) of coal, registering a growth of 11 percent and loaded 11518 rakes, which were 371 rakes above last fiscal year. With a commitment to power for all, company has supplied about 9 percent more coal to thermal power plants in FY 18. Dispatch to power stations in 2017-18 was 49.65 MT against dispatch of 45.53 MT in 2016-17. This was result of more coal dispatch of 11575 tones (average/day), to power stations in FY 17-18.
CCl has also accomplished unprecedented performance in capital expenditure, rail transport infrastructure development, stock liquidation etc. In the last financial year, CCl management under the leadership of Chairman, Coal India / CMD, CCl Gopal Singh has emphasized on strengthening the infrastructure and fast-tracking many highly anticipated and ambitious projects that will certainly give push to coal production, coal evacuation , coal dispatch etc in near future and will also have far-reaching effects in the coming years.
The capital expenditure of the company has been about Rs 1350 Cr, more than double the target. Special emphasis on commissioning of evacuation projects has helped company to achieve stock liquidation of 4.3 MT. Stock came down to 13.4 MT from 17.6 MT as on April 1, 2017. Under the guidance of Singh, CCl had performed way beyond expectations, during the period 2012-18. With the focus to ease the existing bottlenecks particularly related to infrastructure, coal evacuation, coal transportation, land acquisition etc., CCl management in collaboration with other stakeholders including state agencies have been making efforts in this direction persistently. A recent example of the these endeavor, are the four (4) Sidings namely Balumath, Rajdhar, New Kujju and Charhi Goods Shed, which have been added in CCl portfolio during last fiscal year to smoothen and augment coal supplies to our consumers. CCl, in the financial year ending (March 31, 2018), produced coal of 63.4 MT. The coal production target of CCl for the 2018-19 is 76.35 MT.s