By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/ ANGUL/BHUBANESWAR: After Publication of notice inviting tender (NIT) for 41 Commercial Coal Blocks spread across 5 States of Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh including 9 from Odisha, the Union Coal Ministry will hold Commercial Coal Block Pre-Bid Meeting from June 25-July 18, sources said on Friday.
It was 11th Tranche of Auction under the Coal Mines(Special Provisions Acts(2015) and it was 1st Tranche of Auction under the Mines and Minerals(Development and Regulations) Acts of 1957.
Last date of receiving written requests for Site Visit/Land, Document Inspection on July 3 while last date of receiving written queries from Bidders on July 23.Last date for written responses to queries by the Nominated Authority on August 07 while last date for registration of bidder at the website of MSTC on August 12. Last date for sale of Tender Document at the website of MSTC on August 14 and Bid Due date on August on 18, sources said.
Out of the total 41, 9 Coal Mines Blocks put for Auction in Odisha. The mines are Chendipada I, Chendipada II, Machhakata, Mahanadi, Radhikapur (East), Radhikapur (West), Brahmanbil & Kardabahal, Kuraloi (A) North, and Phuljhari (East & West).
Chendipada-II (Category III) status fully explored under Talcher Coalfield of Chendipada in Angul was earlier allocate to Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidut Utpadan Limited,Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Maharashtra State Power Generation Corporation Ltd.
Mahanadi (Category III) status fully explored under Talcher Coalfield of Chendipada in Angul was earlier allocate to Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited, Maharashtra State Electricity Board.
Radhikapur (East, Category III) (Including Utkal F) Coal Block)(Category III) status fully explored under Talcher Coalfield of Chendipada in Angul was earlier allocate to TATA Sponge Iron Limited.
Radhikapur (West) (Category III) status fully explored under Talcher Coalfield of Chendipada in Angul was earlier allocate to M/s Rungta Muines Ltd, M/s OCL, India Ltd, M/s Ocean Ispat Pvt.
Chhendipada-I Block (Category III) status fully explored under Talcher Coalfield of Chendipada in Angul was earlier allocate to Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidut Utpadan Limited,Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Maharashtra State Power Generation Corporation Ltd.
Machhakata Block (Category III) status fully explored under Talcher Coalfield of Chendipada in Angul was earlier allocate to Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited,Maharashtra State Electricity Board.
In all 41 mines with total geological coal reserve of 17 billion tonne is on offer under the first phase of commercial coal mine auctions. These include both large and small mines with peak rated capacities (PRC) ranging from 0.5 to 40 million tonne per annum (mtpa) of coal. The cumulative PRC of all mines is 225 mtpa.
Private players like Rungta Mines Limited, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, JSW Steel-Energy, Essel Mining and Industries Ltd, Hindalco, Tatas, Sesa Goa, Vedanta Industries Ltd, Adani Group, Thriveni Earth Movers Pvt Ltd and global players like Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, PesBody, Glencore and Vale are among those eyeing on Odisha’s Coal block, sources said. The Union Coal Ministry will issue a tender and seek bids from Thursday.
