New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) State-owned CIL's coal production registered a marginal rise to 40.7 million tonnes in September.

The development assumes significance in the wake of country's power plants grappling with coal shortages.

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Coal India Ltd's (CIL) production had stood at 40.5 million tonnes (MT) in September 2020, according to a BSE filing.

CIL's production in the April-September 2021 period increased 5.8 per cent to 249.8 MT, compared with 236 MT in the year-ago period, the filing said.

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The company's offtake also increased to 48.3 MT last month, over 46.7 MT in the corresponding month of the previous financial year, it added.

Its offtake in the April-September 2021 period also increased to 307.7 MT over 255.1 MT in the year-ago period.

Coal India, which accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal output, is eyeing one billion tonne of production by 2023-24. HRS hrs

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