NTPC eyes 100-mt captive coal output from 10 mines

State-owned power generator NTPC hopes its captive coal output would reach 100 million tonnes (mt) as soon as its 10 coal blocks start operations, aided by faster clearances and the part-privatisation model of mine development and operator (MDO). The private MDO conducts exploratory drillings.

The success of the plan would determine fuel security of the operations of India’s largest power producer. “We have a plan to take production to 100 mt every year,” Chairman and Managing Director Arup Roy Chowdhury said.