Coal India Ltd (CIL) has been allotted 11 coal mines by the Ministry of Coal, in a view to enhance the annual coal production capacity. The allotment was done under the provision of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the MMDR Act, 1957.
The mines located in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha and Bihar is likely to increase CIL’s annual coal production capacity by 225 MnT.
| S.No | Name of the Mine | Location | Recipient Subsidiary |
| 1 | Amarkonda Murgadangal | Jharkhand | ECL |
| 2 | Brahmani | Jharkhand | |
| 3 | Chichro Patsimal | Jharkhand | |
| 4-5 | Rampia and Dip side of Rampia | Odisha | WCL |
| 6-7 | Ghogharpalli and Dip Extension of Ghogharpalli | Odisha | |
| 8 | Mandar Parvat | Bihar | BCCL |
| 9 | Dhulia North | Jharkhand | |
| 10 | Mirzagaon | Bihar | |
| 11 | Pirpainti-Barahat | Jharkhand |
Source: PIB
CIL had requested the Government for allotment of additional coal mines to its 3 subsidiaries viz. Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL), so as to make them 100 MnT plus coal producing subsidiaries.
The three subsidiaries were lacking adequate coal reserves at present, to reach that mark. According to the data maintained by CoalMint Research, ECL, BCCL and WCL had produced 40.53 MnT, 37.05 MnT and 45.63 MnT coal repectively,during the FY17 (Apr’16-Mar’17).
CIL is also focusing on the revival of the stressed power plants by ensuring future coal linkages through SHAKTI scheme. While, for the Non-power sector, CIL is anticipating coal supplies of 100 MnT per annum through the coal linkages by Mar’18, with an additional 75 MnT coal projected to be sold through various e-auction schemes during the year 2017-18.
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