Coal India Ltd (CIL) has said its focus, for now, would be on raising output, not on diversification.
The government-owned company, the country’s near-monopoly producer, had diversification plans on coal liquefaction (CTL) and gasification. Last year, Partha S Bhattacharya, former chairman and managing director (CMD), had indicated CIL might foray into production of shale gas.
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