New Delhi: The Ministry of Coal, after a long gap of 4 years, has approved the allocation of five Coal Mines. It includes allocation of Jamkhani coal block in Odisha's Sundargarh district to Vedanta Limited.

This was the result of the electronic auction conducted by Ministry of Coal in first week of November. The Ministry had initiated the auction processes for 27 coal mines for Non-Regulated sectors previously.

The details of the five Coal Mines allocated are:

S.

No

Name of Coal MineStateExtractable Reserves (Mt)GradePRC

(Mtpa)

Successful Bidder
1BikramMadhya Pradesh9.44G-80.36Birla Corporation Limited
2BrahampuriMadhya Pradesh12.343G-60.36Birla Corporation Limited
3BhaskarparaChhattisgarh24.06G-71.00Prakash Industries Limited
4Jagannathpur BWest Bengal50.02G-100.80Powerplus Traders Private Limited
5JamkhaniOdisha114.98G-112.60Vedanta Limited

The significant feature of the allocations is that for the first time, the successful bidders shall have the flexibility to sell 25% coal produced in the open market. This will boost the coal production in the country and reduce the dependence of industries on imported coal. It is also envisaged that this step will generate huge revenue for State Governments where the mines are located in the form of Upfront Amount, Royalties and other applicable taxes.

S.

No

Name of Coal MineStatePRC

(Mtpa)

Final Price (Rs./tonne)Revenue for 30 years*

(Rs Crore)

1BikramMadhya Pradesh0.36154166.32
2BrahampuriMadhya Pradesh0.36156168.48
3BhaskarparaChhattisgarh1.0011003,300.00
4Jagannathpur BWest Bengal0.80185444.00
5JamkhaniOdisha2.60167413,057.20

*excluding royalties, levies, and applicable taxes