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RelPower to produce 30 mtpa coal from Indonesia blocks

September 1: Reliance Power is finalising plans to produce up to 30 million tons per annum (mtpa) of coal from the coal mine concessions it had acquired in Indonesia, according to the company’s annual report for 2013-14.

It may be recalled that Reliance Power had made acquisitions of three coal mines in Indonesian in 2008 through its subsidiary, Reliance Coal Resources Pvt Ltd (RCRPL), in 2008. Coal from these mines was meant to be supplied to the Krishnapatnam UMPP.

Reliance Power has been allocated coal mines in India along with the ultra mega power projects. The company has prepared mine plans for extracting coal from these mines and which have been approved by the Ministry of Coal for producing up to 65 mtpa of coal, the company’s annual report said.

The 20-mtpa Moher-Moher Amlohri coal block has already started producing coal. Development of other mines is in different stages.

Where coal-bed methane is concerned, the company has stakes in four blocks. Drilling work has been completed in one of the CBM blocks while exploratory work is in progress in all the blocks.