NTPC' captive coal output to nearly treble in 2018-19

NTPC' captive coal output to nearly treble in 2018-19

NEW DELHI: State-run power giant NTPC is expected to end the current financial year with captive coal production of 7.25 million tonne, up a massive 170 per cent, from 2.68 million tonne in the year-ago period, a company official said. The official said that while output at NTPC's Pakri Barwadih coal mine at Jharkhand has seen a sizeable jump to 6.75 million tonne in FY19, from 2.68 million tonne in FY18, Dulanga coal mine in Odisha has started production as well. The Dulanga mine will end The Dulanga mine will end the current financial year with an output of 0.5 million tonne.
"Mining of coal is integral to our overall fuel security strategy. A Greater degree of self-reliance in coal will go a long way in ensuring sustained growth of our power generation operations," the official said.
The NTPC has been allotted coal blocks including Pakri-Barwadih, Chatti-Bariatu, Kerandari, Dulanga, Talaipalli and Chatti-Bariatu (South), Banai, Bhalumunda and Mandakini B - for captive production so that it can meet the demand for fuel for its coal run power plants.
The first rake of coal from NTPC's Pakri Barwadih coal mine was flagged off in February 2017. Pakri Barwadih has block area of 46.26 sq km with a mine capacity 15 million tonne per annum and mineable reserve 641 million tonne.

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