Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Underground Gasification in CIL Coal Mines
  
Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) on behalf of Coal India Limited (CIL) has invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) for identification of suitable developers for commercial development of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) in 2 identified blocks within CIL command areas.

The identified blocks are (i) Kaitha block in Ramgarh coalfield in the state of Jharkhand under Central Coalfield Limited and (ii) Thesgora ‘C’ block in Pench-Kanhan coalfield in the state of Madhya Pradesh under Western Coalfield Limited.

CMPDI so far has not invited any bid for commercial development of underground coal gasification in the identified blocks.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge) Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal, in a written reply to a question the Rajya Sabha today.

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