SCCL overcomes COVID-19 blues in coal production, power generation
The Hindu
Company posted 41% growth in sales last month
Production of coal, dispatch, removal of overburden and generation of thermal and solar power in Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has been going on in full steam despite the surge in COVID-19 spread this financial year with April month posting healthy statistics overcoming the blues of April last year. According to SCCL officials, coal production this April saw 62.9% growth compared to April last year as 48.56 lakh tonnes of coal has been produced during the first month of current fiscal against 30 lakh tonnes of coal production in April last year hit by COVID-19 lockdown. In dispatch of the coal produced, there was 79% increase this April compared to April last year as 54.43 lakh tonnes coal was dispatched this April against 30.4 lakh tonnes in last April.More Related News