Indian coal ministry has approved the preferred end-users in respect of 6 coal mines, for which applications were requested for proposed allotment process.
It is pertinent to note that the ministry had initiated the allotment of 15 coal mines under tranches 6, 7, 8 and 9 for various specified end-uses i.e. power, sale of coal and iron and steel, against which applications were received in case of 6 coal mines.
Apparently, out of the 9 PSUs which had applied for the coal mines, the Ministry has finalized the successful allotees in respect to the individual mines.
Karnataka Power Corporation bagged two mines namely-Durgapur-II Sariya/Taraimar located in Chhattisgarh and Mandakini coal mines located in Odisha.
Utkal-C, the other coal mine offered from Odisha was secured by Gujarat State Electricity Board.
Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation (JSMDCL) secured the Sugia closed mine, for which it was the only applicant. While Tosikud North mine went to NMDC. Incidentally, the last two mines are envisaged for the purpose of sale of coal, while the remaining mines were intended for captive use in power plants.
| S.No | Name of Coal Mine | End Use | Location | Name of Allottee |
| 1-2 | Durgapur-II Sariya/Taraimar | Power | Chhattisgarh | KPCL |
| 3 | Mandakini | Power | Odisha | KPCL |
| 4 | Utkal-C | Power | Odisha | GSECL |
| 5 | Sugia Closed Mine | Sale of Coal | Jharkhand | JSMDCL |
| 6 | Tosikud North | Sale of Coal | Jharkhand | NMDC |
Source: Coal Ministry
Indian government has recently amended the rules adhering to the coal mines allocation to ease the process of commercial coal mining. One of the important point included in the ‘Ordinance’ was to permit participation of any company other than PSUs that does not necessarily have an end-use plant, which is executed probably to raise the level of participation in the allocation process.
The ministry is set to initiate first phase of commercial coal mining during the current fiscal.
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