Dudhichua Expansion [ 10 to 20 MTPA] Opencast Coal Mining Project

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Information Northern Coalfields Limited [NCL] has come up with Dudhichua Expansion [ 10 to 20 MTPA] Opencast Coal Mining Project with a ticket size of 1255.17 INR Crores. This project in Coal sub-sector involves The current status of the project is Notice to Proceed and is being developed through the EPC route. Economic/Social Impact of the Project CIL Board in its 351st meeting held on 25.11.2017 approved EPR of brown field Dudhichua Expansion OCP for an incremental capacity of 10 Mtpa [from 10 to 20 Mtpa] with sanctioned incremental capital of Rs 1255.17 Crs for Option-II [Coal Departmental & partial OB Outsourcing]. It has a minable reserve of 334.02 MT of coal having life period of 19 years. Project has achieved production capacity and has coal production more than PRC since 2020-21. Coal production target in 2023-24 is 24.00 MT. Dudhichua Expansion [10 to 20 Mtpa] OCP is located on the east of Jayant Opencast Mine and on the west of Khadia Opencast Mine in Singrauli Coalfield. The interstate boundary between MP and UP passes through the existing project area and thus project is partly in the Singrauli district in MP and partly in the Sonebhadra district in UP. The expansion proposal is totally in the Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh. The project was approved on 25.11.2017. The project is scheduled for commissioning in March 2022 and anticipated date of completion is March 2024.The initial capital investment for expansion project for 10.00 Mtpa incremental capacity [10 to 20 Mtpa] has been estimated as Rs 1255.17 Crs for Option-II [Coal Departmental & partial OB Outsourcing]. This project serves as a Basket Linkage mine for pit head power stations of NTPC & UPRVUNL in Singrauli Coalfield to meet any shortfall from respective linked mines. It also serves as a Basket Linkage mine to power stations to Western/Northern India. A full-fledged CHP [10.00 Mtpa Incremental] with Rapid Loading System from Silo has been envisaged in PR.