Singareni takes steps to increase coal production

  • | Saturday | 6th January, 2018

The target fixed for the remaining period of the fiscal is 14 lakh cubic meters per day. Similarly, the removal of over burden was 282.9 million cubic meters with 28% increase during the same period last year. The CMD has issued directions to 11 area general managers of the coal company to have proper plans both for production and transportation of the targeted coal during the next three months. The company has produced 420 lakh tonnes of coal in the first nine months of the current financial year and the target of another 200 lakh tonnes has been fixed for the remaining period of the fiscal. The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has decided to increase the production of coal in the remaining three months of the current financial year to meet the demand keeping in mind the increase in demand for power in the State following the introduction of uninterrupted supply to agriculture sector.

more-in The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has decided to increase the production of coal in the remaining three months of the current financial year to meet the demand keeping in mind the increase in demand for power in the State following the introduction of uninterrupted supply to agriculture sector. Daily demand of energy in the State has been recording at around 180 million units (MU) since the introduction of uninterrupted power supply to farm sector from January 1. On Friday, the maximum demand of power was clocked at 9,329 MW (8.06 am) in the State and on the previous four days the peak demand was 9,376 MW, 9,305 MW, 9,288 MW and 9,115 MW, respectively. High demand Similarly, the consumption of energy was recorded at 182.44 MU (on January 4), 184.36 MU (January 3), 185.45 MU (January 2) and 184.77 MU (January 1). At a meeting chaired by Chairman and Managing Director of SCCL N. Sridhar here on Friday, it was decided to meet the target of 2.1 lakh tonnes of coal production per day in the remaining three months of the current fiscal so as to meet the demand of thermal power stations in the State along with meeting the contracted supplies to other consumers in and outside the State. The CMD has issued directions to 11 area general managers of the coal company to have proper plans both for production and transportation of the targeted coal during the next three months. The company has produced 420 lakh tonnes of coal in the first nine months of the current financial year and the target of another 200 lakh tonnes has been fixed for the remaining period of the fiscal. New mines According to officials, the company has transported 467 lakh tonnes of coal in the first nine months with an increase of 9% compared to the same period last year and it has been decided to transport another 193 lakh tonnes in the remaining period of the current fiscal. Similarly, the removal of over burden was 282.9 million cubic meters with 28% increase during the same period last year. The target fixed for the remaining period of the fiscal is 14 lakh cubic meters per day. Meanwhile, the area general managers were instructed to make arrangements for the commencement of new mines as planned along with the mine at Naini in Odisha.

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