State-run, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has said that it is planning to increase production to 615 million tones during the 12th Five Year Plan that started from 1 April, 2012.

A statement from the cola ministry said that the production target for CIL for the terminal year of the 12th Plan is 615 million tones. It also said that the target is decided with the assumptions at the various factors like environmental and forest clearances, land acquisition, law and order issues and evacuation problems are taken care of in timely manner.

"This contribution of production has been planned from existing and completed group of projects, ongoing group of projects and future group of projects," the statement read.

CIL has a total of 56 spillover projects of 11th Five Year Plan and has identified 69 new projects aiming to increase production. CIL accounts for about 80 per cent of the country's coal production and thus power producers heavily depend on the company for sullies.

Meanwhile, CIL has said that it will be able to assure only 60 per cent of supply of coal to its customers and will gradually increase the figure to 80 per cent in the coming years. CIL said that it would look to gradually increase the assured supply level to 80 per cent in the coming years.