Coal India Limited (CIL) may well be the India’s largest coal producer, with a targeted one-billion tonne production over the next few years, but when it comes to its pet diversification project in thermal power generation, the government was unwilling to grant it preference in offering coal linkage.
Senior CIL officials said that in response to proposals submitted by the coal miner, the government has clarified that it would have to apply for coal supply linkage, and these would be treated on par with thermal power projects of all other companies, with no preference given to CIL’s thermal power project plans.
