| 54 New Coal Blocks to be Allocated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Identification of coal blocks for allocation is a continuous process. 54 coal blocks with total Geological Reserves of about 18.22 Billion Tonnes (BT) are identified for allocation, out of which 16 blocks with 7.27 BT reserves for Govt. companies, 16 blocks with 8.16 BT for power sector companies selected through tariff based bidding and 22 blocks with 2.79 BT for companies selected through auction have been earmarked. State-wise details of identified coal blocks are given below:
This was informed by Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil, Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal while replying a written question in Rajya Sabha today.
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Monday, August 13, 2012
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