Coal Ministry is taking steps to boost coal supplies
Posted December 31st, 2014, 03:31 PM IST
In an effort to expedite laying out of three critical railway lines for coal transport in Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, both Ministries of Coal and Railways are working in tandem and monitoring the projects frequently, an official statement said. "The focus of the government is to increase coal production to the maximum extent possible by facilitating environment and forest clearances expeditiously, pursuing with state government for assistance in land acquisition and coordinated efforts with Railways for movement of coal," the statement said.
Coal India Ltd (CIL), which accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal production, has been asked to ensure adequate supply of coal, accordingly it has committed to a target of one billion tonnes of coal production by 2019, from the current levels of 500 million tonnes, the statement said. In addition, CIL has decided to purchase 250 additional rakes worth Rs 5,000 crore to evacuate greater quantities of coal primarily to power plants expeditiously, it said. The annual target of the coal production for the current fiscal has been increased to 630.25 million tonnes.
The ministry further said that in order to resolve the disputes regarding quality of coal supplied to the power plants, CIL has agreed to provide an option to test at third party laboratories with test data being collected at unloading points. Now, in addition to the agency engaged by CIL a panel of reputed third party sampler has been jointly drawn up by a committee consisting of representatives from power utilities and Central Electricity Authority (CEA) with the concurrence of CIL and notified by the coal PSU, it said.
It added that 25 Agencies have been empanelled for Third Party Sampling. Power utilities like NTPC and others are in the process of selecting the third party agencies through tendering process. In order to clamp down coal pilferage, it added, the government has proposed to establish a national coal dispatching centre and Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag for all coal movements.
It further said that Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd (CMPDIL) which does detailed exploration for CIL has signed a pact with Mineral Exploration Corporation to enhance exploration capacity. "Exploration in some blocks is also envisaged with the help of out sourcing agencies," it added.
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