The Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) has drawn up plans to take up 10 new coal mines and increase coal output to 850 lakh tpa within three years. The mining company has targeted 700 lakh tpa in FY22.
The GDK open cast mine, JVR OC-2 extension, Naini project in Odisha is expected to start production in 2021.
Since 30 lakh tonne coal production was set as target for the GDK Coal mine, 100 lakh tonne for Naini and in the coming years, 53 lakh tonne for VK coal mine, 60 lakh tonne from RG coal mine (GDK-10), the required permissions have to be expedited to ensure higher output. With these new projects, SCCL expects to achieve a production of 700-750 lakh tonne in 2021-22.
The proposals have to be competed for five mines which have to start in 2022-23. Progress of proposals and permissions were also discussed for MVK OC (yearly target of 25 lakh tonne), Goleti OC (35 lakh tonne), JK OC (Rompedu, 25 lakh tonne), Tadicharla OC-2 (50 lakh tonne), Penagadapa OC (15 lakh tonne) and New Patrapada (Odisha).
Since some old mines are being closed in these three years, SCCL should increase output by 50 lakh tpa.