NTPC ltd is looking ahead with the production of coal for about 3 Millon Tonnes of coal in the current financial year, a company press release informed. After start of coal production and dispatch of coal from Western Quarry of Pakri-Barwadih coal mine in December 2016, NTPC has now started the same from Eastern Quarry of this mine, as well.
Already 56,352 tonne of coal has been mined from this quarry.
NTPC, so far, has produced more than 4.6 lakhs tonnes of coal from Pakri-Barwadih mine and successfully dispatched 58 coal rakes (202480 tonne of coal) to its Barh power station.
In another major development, NTPC has already awarded Mine Developer-cum-Operator (MDO) contract for its Dulanga coal mine, located in the State of Odisha.
The company has been allocated with eight coal blocks, namely, Pakri-Barwadih, Chatti-Bariatu and Chatti-Bariatu(South), Kerandari, Dulanga, Talaipalli, Banai, Bhalumuda and Mandakini-B by Government of India.
In addition, Government of India has also “allocated Kudanali-luburi coal block jointly to NTPC and the State of J&K, with NTPC's share of coal reserves in this block being two-third.
From these 10 coal blocks, with a total estimated geological reserves of about 7.3 Billion Metric Tonnes, NTPC expects to produce about 107 Million Metric Tonnes of coal per annum.
Banhardih coal block, allocated earlier to Jharkhand Urja Utpadan Nigam ltd., is now being assigned to Patratu Vidyut Utapadan Nigam ltd.(PVUNl), a JV company incorporatedbetween NTPC and Government of Jharkhand.