At a time when Coal India Ltd (CIL) is being pushed to sign fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with power companies, the state-run firm has said it needs at least 70 project proposals to be cleared in the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2012-17) to meet the demands of customers.

“During the 12th Plan, we have set a target of 615 million tonne (mt) in production. If it needs to be achieved and if we have to meet the demands of all these customers, at least 70 projects with a capacity of about 180 mt need to be cleared. Action has been initiated for this, but it needs to be fast-tracked.