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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.
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
- Operator: Northern Coalfields Limited[1]
- Owner: Coal India
- Location: Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh) and Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh), India
- Coordinates: 24.1318, 82.7144 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 15 MTPA
- Reserves: 296.85 million tonnes
- Coal Type: G7 on average (Thermal)[2]
- Mine Type: Opencast[1]
- Source of Financing:
- Permits: Environment Clearance for expansion of Khadia coal mine, MoEF&CC India, 23 March 2016
Expansion Details
- Status: Proposed
- Capacity: 20 MTPA[4]
- Mineable Reserves: 233.5 million tonnes[5]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
- Permits:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Northern Coalfield Limited, Khadia Opencast Mine Expansion Project, March 23, 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Khadia Expansion Open Cast Project - Appendix I, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, accessed August 2022.
- ↑ Pre-Feasibility Report for Khadia Expansion OCP (16 Mtpa), Northern Coalfields Limited, dated September 2021.