Thursday, Ocober 28,
Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) has been selected as mine developer and operator (MDO) for the development and operation of the Chendipada coal block in Orissa, through global competitive bidding.
The block has an annual mining capacity of 40 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). The coal production will commence within 42-48 months’ time from these mines.
The Union Ministry of Coal had allotted the Chendipada coal block in Talcher coalfield, Orissa, with reserves of about 1600 million tonnes jointly to Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. (UPRVUNL), Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (CMDC) and Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd. (Mahagenco) for captive mining of coal.
The Adanis will undertake development and operation of the coal block, which includes land acquisition, relief and rehabilitation (R&R), preparation of mine plan, approvals and clearances, coal mining, setting up of coal washery, establishing railway siding and deliver washed coal to the end-user at the designated power stations in UP, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
With this achievement, AEL has a total of 110 MTPA of coal mining contracts in India making it one of the largest mining companies in private sector.
Source: The Business Line
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