Coal India to source 6 MT more coal from overseas; floats medium-term tenders to boost domestic supplies

New Delhi, 10/6: State-owned CIL on Friday floated two medium-term tenders for sourcing 6 million tonnes (MT) of coal from overseas, a move aimed at securing domestic fuel supplies amid the fear of shortage during monsoon.

These two tenders for a total of 6 million tonnes coal have an option of increasing the bid quantity by 100 per cent to 12 MT.

The development comes a day after the public sector unit floating its maiden tender to import 2.416 million tonnes of coal