Summary
More coal helps make electricity for homes.
Workers moved extra coal by trucks and trains.
Key Points
4 points1
Coal production rose to about 1.7 million tonnes a day.
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Removing earth above the coal let miners reach more coal.
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Coal supplies to power plants grew by about 5 percent.
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The company will also send extra coal by road.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsCoal
Black rock used to make electricity
Monsoon
Heavy rainy season
Overburden
Earth and rocks that sit on top of the coal
Pithead
Place where coal is taken out of the ground
Dispatch
Sending the coal to where it is needed
Power sector
Companies that make electricity
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