NTPC has terminated contracts awarded to BGR Mining & Infra for development of its coal mines in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. The contract has been terminated for development and operation of Chatti-Bariatu coal mine in Jharkhand and Talaipalli coal mine in Chhattisgarh.
NTPC had awarded mine and development contract of Chatti-Bariatu mine to BGR Mining & Infra in November 2017. In the same month, it had awarded a similar contract for Talaipalli mine to a consortium of NCC and BGR Mining & Infra.
The Chatti-Bariatu mine was supposed to produce seven million tonne of coal a year for use at NTPC’s 1,320 MW Barh power plant for generation of electricity. On the other hand, Talaipalli coal mine was to produce 18 million tonne of coal per annum for use at NTPC’s 4,000 MW Lara Power Project.