India, Sept. 2 -- Coal India Ltd (CIL) sold coal at an average premium of 59 per cent over the notified price under its e-auction in August 2026, higher than the 46 per cent average premium recorded during the first five months of the current fiscal year, provisional miner data showed.

The company offered 210.66 lakh tonnes of coal under Single Window Mode Agnostic (SWMA) for e-auction during the month; Coal India regulatory filing data showed that 82.76 lakh tonnes, or 39 per cent, were allocated. For the cumulative period between April and August 2026, CIL offered 1,291.66 lakh tonnes of coal under the e-auction route, against which 477.40 lakh tonnes, or 37 per cent, were allocated, at an average premium of 46 per cent over the notifi...