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SECL in expansion mode, to make Gevra world's largest coal mine, says CMD

South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) is aiming to scale up the capacity of its Gevra mine to 70 MTPA to make it the world's largest coal producing site by the end of ongoing fiscal, company's CMD Prem Sagar Mishra said. Located at Korba, about 193 kilometer from Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, SECL's Gevra mine is the world's fourth largest coal mine at present, the official told PTI in an interview at Bilaspur. While two of the largest coal mines are in the US, one is in Indonesia, Mishra said adding "we are in expansion mode of our Gevra mine to 70 million tonne per annum (MTPA) to make it the world's single largest coal producing site." In financial year 2022-23, the mine produced 52.5 MT of coal which was above its target for the year, the Chairman-cum-Managing Director said. When asked about the timeline for achieving the 70 MTPA target, the CMD replied "we aim to achieve it by the end of the current fiscal year. We are waiting for the environmental clearances which we exp

MCL beats Chhattisgarh-based SECL in coal production for second year

The SECL was holding the top position till FY21. Its output, however, dropped to 142.5 mt in FY22, only to be overtaken by MCL with coal production of 168.2 mt

Gevra coal mine in Chhattisgarh's Korba district makes history

While Gevra has been given a target of 52 mt, Kusmunda and Dipka plan to produce 45 mt and 38 mt, respectively, in FY23

SECL agrees to supply 29,500 metric tonnes of coal per day to Chhattisgarh

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The largest coal producing company had quarantined its 83 employees after five of it attended a prayer meeting

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Pressure on e-auction premiums, subdued outlook on prices and stake sale overhang remain key concerns

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None of the units run by NTPC, along with those operated by its JVs, now faces a situation of super critical stocks

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