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The Khadia coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a capacity of 14 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh) and Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh), India.[1]

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the Khadia coal mine, in Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh) and Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh),India.

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Background

Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Khadia mine.

In an effort to meet the demand of power-grade coal, NCL currently seeks to expand the mine's capacity from 14 to 20 MTPA.[2] The proposal, which was introduced in 2021, is still pending approvals.

In July 2022, a proposal to increase the mine's production capacity from 14 to 15 MTPA over the existing mining lease area of 851.78 hectares was granted environmental clearance (EC). The approval was a part of a special dispensation in which India's Ministry Of Coal requested the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to consider skipping the public consultation stage of the approval process and granting immediate ECs to coal mining projects requesting expansions up to 50% of their operating capacity within their existing mine lease area. The move is a part of India's push to enhance coal production in order to meet the country’s energy requirement.[3]

Mine Details

Expansion Details

  • Status: Proposed
  • Capacity: 20 MTPA[4]
  • Mineable Reserves: 233.5 million tonnes[5]
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  • Source of Financing:
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Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Northern Coalfield Limited, Khadia Opencast Mine Expansion Project, March 23, 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Brief Project Summary of Khadia Expansion OCP (14Mtpa to 20Mtpa) of NCL, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, accessed August 2022.
  3. "Ministry Of Coal Requested MoEF&CC To Consider Expansion Of Mine Without Public Consultation Upto 50% Of Their Production Capacity", Orissa Diary, August 1, 2022.
  4. Khadia Expansion Open Cast Project - Appendix I, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, accessed August 2022.
  5. Pre-Feasibility Report for Khadia Expansion OCP (16 Mtpa), Northern Coalfields Limited, dated September 2021.

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