Ministry of Coal takes up new projects and expansion under 12th Plan, informed by Minister of State for Coal, Shri Pratik Prakash Bapu Patil.
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has initiated 21 new projects and 36 Expansion projects which are likely to start contribution during 12th Plan as per details given below:-
|
Company |
State |
Projects |
Expansion |
|
Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL) |
West Bengal |
2 |
3 |
|
Jharkhand |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (BCCL) |
Jharkhand |
2 |
4 |
|
Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL) |
Jharkhand |
7 |
8 |
|
Northern Coalfields Ltd. (NCL) |
Madhya Pradesh |
1 |
3 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
– |
1 |
|
|
Western Coalfields Ltd. (WCL) |
Madhya Pradesh |
1 |
1 |
|
Maharashtra |
2 |
11 |
|
|
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.(MCL) |
Odisha |
3 |
2 |
|
North Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (NECL) |
Assam |
1 |
– |
|
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL) |
Chhattisgarh |
– |
2 |
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL) has plans to open 3 underground (UG) and 6 opencast (OC) mines during the XII plan.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC) has already started restructuring the existing Mine I and IA of capacity 13.50 MnT per annum to 15 MnT per annum, opening new mines Devangudi, Hadla and Palana Mines in Rajasthan and also Bithnok Mine at Rajasthan.
|
Company |
Name of the project Under Ground (UG) Open Cast (OC) Project |
Likely commencement |
State |
|
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL) |
Kasipet 2 UG |
2015-16 |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
KK 6&7 UG |
2016-17 |
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|
Jallaram UG |
2016-17 |
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|
RK OCP |
2014-15 |
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|
RG OCP II Ph 2 |
2014-15 |
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MNG OCP |
2016-17 |
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Kistaram OCP |
2016-17 |
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|
JVR OCP II |
2016-17 |
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|
Abbapur OCP |
2016-17 |
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|
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC) |
Barsingsar Lignite Mines |
January, 2010 |
Rajasthan |
|
|
Mine II |
March, 2010 |
Tamilnadu |
CIL is likely to invest INR 358.4 billion and, NLC will invest INR 21.19 billion through its internal resources.
SCCL has planned capital outlay of INR 52.76 billion during 12th Plan period through its internal resources and financial institutions.
At present the number of functional underground and opencast Coal and lignite mines as on 1 Apr, 2013 is as given below:
|
Company |
State |
Under Ground |
Opencast |
|
Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) |
West Bengal |
77 |
12 |
|
Jharkhand |
10 |
5 |
|
|
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (BCCL) |
West Bengal |
2 |
1 |
|
Jharkhand |
38 |
18 |
|
|
Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL) |
Jharkhand |
25 |
42 |
|
Northern Coalfields Ltd. |
Madhya Pradesh |
– |
6 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
– |
4 |
|
|
Western Coalfields Ltd. (WCL) |
Madhya Pradesh |
20 |
7 |
|
Maharashtra |
22 |
32 |
|
|
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL) |
Madhya Pradesh |
28 |
7 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
36 |
16 |
|
|
Company |
State |
Under Ground |
Opencast |
|
North Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (NEC) |
Assam |
1 |
3 |
|
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL) |
Odisha |
11 |
16 |
|
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. |
Andhra Pradesh |
34 |
15 |
|
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (Lignite mines) |
Tamilnadu |
– |
3 |
|
|
Rajasthan |
– |
1 |
The details of the new Coal mines opened during each of the last three years and the current year, state wise including the State of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand is given below:
| Company | State | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
|
Central Coalfields Ltd. |
Jharkhand |
1.Purandih OC 2. Pindra OC |
1.Govindpur Ph.II OC 2.Tarmi OC |
1.Hesagara OC 2.Tapin (S)OC |
– |
– |
|
Western Coalfields Ltd. |
Maharashtra |
Waghoda UG |
Juna Kunada OC |
– |
1. Gouri Deep OC |
– |
|
South Eastern Coal Fields Ltd. |
Madhya Pradesh |
1.Kotma West UG 2.Amadand OC |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Chhattisgarh |
1.Mahan II OC 2.Ketki UG |
1.Saraipalli OC 2.Amgaon OC |
1. Rajgamar 4&5 UG2.Jampali OC |
– |
– |
|
|
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. |
Odisha |
Kaniha OC |
1.Talcher West Project UG 2.Nataraj UG |
– |
– |
– |
|
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. |
Andhra Pradesh |
– |
1.Adriyala Project UG |
1.Dorli OC II |
1.JK OCP |
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