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03/10/17
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Captive coal production in India rose 7.2% to 14 million tonnes in the five months to August, according to data compiled by the Coal Controllers Office.
The output was 13.45 million tonnes in the year-ago period. Data showed that Sasan Power produced 7.3 million tonnes from its Moher and Moher Amlohri Extension mines, while RRVUNL produced a shade over 3 million tonnes from its Parsa East and Kanta Block. Jaiprakash Power produced around 1.7 million tonnes from its Amelia North coal mine during the period. NTPC which started coal production this year, mined 0.6 million tonnes during the period from its Pakri Barwadih block.
Rest of the captive coal block holders, 11 in number, each produced less than a million tonne of coal during the period.
NTPC which started production this year, produced around 0.6 million tonnes during the same period from its Pakri Barwadih block.
Four coal mines that were not de-allocated by the Supreme Court–Tasra (SAIL), Parki Barwadih (NTPC), Moher and Moher Amlori Extension–are expected to contribute around 30 million tonnes of coal by 2020.They produced about 8 million tonnes between April and August 2017.
Source-ET
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