Coal India supplied 21 million tonne of additional coal to the power sector during April-August 2018 as compared to the previous corresponding period. In order to cater to the demand from the power sector, Coal India supplied 0.73 million tonne on 205 goods trains everyday on an average during the period which according to Coal India executives was almost 12 per cent more than the previous corresponding period. In all, it supplied 0.81 million tonne of coal daily to 227 goods trains and managed a 5.8 per cent growth.