New Delhi In a bid to protect its revenue stream and maintain margins while fulfilling its obligations to supply higher level of coal to the power sector under the new fuel supply agreement, Coal India is going in for an aggressive strategy to step up output. The focus will be on increasing the supply of washed coal to the consumers commanding a premium pricing.

The company, which is producing about 22 million tonne of washed coal at present, expects to take up production to about 300 mt or over 50% of its total coal production by over next few years.